stripling

英 [ˈstrɪplɪŋ]

美 [ˈstrɪplɪŋ]

n.  年轻男子; 小伙子

复数：striplings　

BNC.46216 / COCA.43134

牛津词典

noun

• 年轻男子；小伙子
  a young man who is older than a boy but who does not seem to be a real man yet

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 年轻男子;小伙子
  People sometimes refer to a young man as astriplingwhen they want to indicate in a slightly humorous way that although he is no longer a boy, he is not yet really a man.
  1. ...a stripling of 20.
     20 岁的小伙子

英英释义

noun

• a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
  Synonym:adolescentteenagerteen

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