/ˌædəˈlesnt ||; ˌædḷˈɛsṇt/noun [C] a young person who is no longer a child and not yet an adult, between the ages of about 13 and 17 青少年（约13至17岁之间）: the problems of adolescents 青少年问题an adolescent daughter 十来岁的女儿 ☞Look at teenager. 参看teenager。