单词 | childish |
释义 | child·ish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ adjective 1 [usually before noun]CHILD relating to or typical of a child 孩子的;孩子般的 OPP adult a high childish laugh 孩子气的高声大笑 her childish excitement 她孩子般的激动2 STUPID/NOT SENSIBLEbehaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval 傻气的,孩子气的,幼稚的〔含贬义〕 SYN immature OPP mature Don’t be so childish! 别这么孩子气了! I wish politicians would stop this childish name-calling. 我希望政客们能停止这种幼稚的谩骂。 ► To describe someone who is as innocent, eager etc as a child, use childlike.描写某人像孩子似的天真、急切等,用 childlike。 —childishly adverb —childishness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpuschildish• He said he wouldn't go out with us if Jerry was going too - he's so childish!• Yet the stakes involved were not childish.• I told Vivienne I thought it was stupid, just childish.• I know that sounds very childish and naive, but think about it.• He made her feel cheap, disloyal, childish and socially inferior.• I'd like you to explain your childish behaviour.• You know how childish he can be.• the childish joys of cotton candy and carousels• Lee looked out over his half-moon glasses almost like a childish madman.• I suppose it was childish of me, but I vowed to break Sir Thomas's, if I could.• He said it with a childish wonder that touched her.child·ish adjectiveChineseSyllable of child Corpus or typical to a relating |
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