1 [U] the period of your life when you are young, especially the time before a child becomes an adult 青少年时代: He was quite a good sportsman in his youth. 他年青时是运动健将。

2 [U] the fact or state of being young 年轻；年青；年少: I think that her youth will be a disadvantage in this job. 我认为她年纪轻，对这份工作来说会是个不利因素。

3 [C] a young person (usually a young man, and often one that you do not have a good opinion of) 小伙子（常带轻蔑意）: a gang of youths 一帮小伙子

4 the youth [U] young people considered as a group 年轻人，青年人（统称）: the youth of today 今天的年轻人 ☞Look at age and old age. 参看age 及old age。