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grown-up

/grohn-uhp/US // ˈgroʊnˌʌp //

长大成人,长大,大人,长大的

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a mature, fully grown person; adult.

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Examples

  • Two years into the job, he was approached about creating a burger with a distinctly adult taste to shift the perception of McDonald’s from a place for families to a place for anyone, childless grownups included.

  • These getaway spots offer perks for the grownups, like mountain bike trails, surf breaks, and rooftop bars, as well as the drive-in movie theaters, hot-springs-fed pools, and skate parks that will keep the kids happy.

  • This is a strategy game for the whole family, easy enough for the middle school set, but challenging enough for the grownups with just a touch of divine intervention to keep everyone on their toes.

  • For years, the classy, grownup A Beautiful Mind–type movies have generally flowed into theaters beginning in early fall.

  • Robinhood’s awkward adolescence hasn’t kept it from raising very grownup sums.

  • I was happy Dad had let me be a grownup with him for a little while.

  • Star Trek always seemed like a slightly more grownup, intellectual, and philosophical version of the genre.

  • If you think it is wrong, then act like a grownup and wait until you can buy it legally.

  • And with a fine dose of ribbon embroidery and a bit of sparkle, grunge was dressed up enough for a grownup.

  • They were not ostentatious as much as they were happy—in a grownup, made-peace-with-it-all way.

  • Lucy Jane Bull and her sisters were quite old enough to understand a good deal of grownup conversation when they overheard it.

  • Onward and still onward to a glorious end, left entirely to myself and entrusted with an important task like a grownup person!

  • Now, you and I, grownup, walk along the sidewalks of San Francisco and all we see under our calloused old feet is a sidewalk.

  • Rosa Stevenson's grownup sister is going away next month to be a missionary!

  • Father, mother, two grownup sons, and one or two daughters--evidently by a former marriage.