Boyhood, like measles, is one of those complaints which a man should catch young and have done with, for when it comes in middle life it is apt to be serious.
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n. 少年时代
近义：infancy, babyhood, childhood, girlhood
反义：senescence, senility, agedness, dotage, eldership, ancientness
measles
['mi:zlz]
n. <医>麻疹;[兽]（牛，猪的）囊虫病;[摄]斑点;<美俚>梅毒，麻疹的红斑点;
"Adults are often immune to German measles."
成人往往对风疹有免疫力。
近义：rubella, rubeola
vt. 赶上;接住;引起;看见;
vt.& vi. （使）被钩住，（使）被卡住;
n. 抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩;
vi. 锁住;着火;[棒球]当接球手;
adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上当的;引人注目的;令人感兴趣的;
💡 猫(cat) 捉住老鼠吃(ch)
"She managed to catch the keys as they fell."
她接住了落下的钥匙。
近义：hook, apprehend, arrest, nab, seize, snag
反义：unhand, release, unlock, free, loosen, uncouple
adj. 年幼的;有朝气的;年轻人的;青年的;
n. 年轻人;幼小的动物，崽;
💡 秧”（谐音）苗当然是 年轻的。有（U）勇(yong)的 年轻人
"His comments have alienated a lot of young voters."
他的言论使许多年轻选民离他而去。
近义：offspring, suckling, youngling, juvenile, unmarried, youthful
反义：antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native
adj. 已完成的;煮熟的;合乎礼仪的;合乎规矩的;
int. （表示接受建议）;
v. 做( do的过去分词);干;
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完，也许我可以说点什么。
近义：made, terminated, accomplished, complete, completed, concluded
n. 中部，中间;腰部;中央;正中;
adj. 中部的;中央的;正中的;中间的;
vt. 把…放在中间;把…对折;
vi. 放在中间;对折;
"The area contains a disproportionate number of young middle-class families."
此地年轻的中产阶级家庭特别多。
近义：midpoint, midst, average, center, centre, waist
反义：stub, terminal, tip, butt, extreme, extremity