对罪犯悲惨的童年表示怜悯不等于可以免除他长大成人后所犯的罪.
《简明英汉词典》
The boy has reached an adult age and ought to be earning his own living.
这孩子已经(到了)成年,应该自食其力了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
It is important that an adolescent boy should have an adult in whom he can confide.
关键是，青春期的男孩身边应该有一个可以交心的成年人。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
The pupae remain dormant in the soil until they emerge as adult moths in the winter.
蛹蛰伏在土壤中，直到冬天它们才蜕变成蛾子飞出来。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Eventually your child will leave home to lead her own life as a fully independent adult.
最后，你的孩子会离开家，作为一个完全独立的成年人过她自己的生活。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I came into adult life clueless about a lot of things that most people take for granted.
我已成年，却对许多大部分人认为理所当然的事情一窍不通。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
Children do not use inflections such as are used in mature adult speech.
孩子们说话时的语调不像成年人那样抑扬顿挫。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
