junior 1 W3 形容词 [仅用于名词前]

1 having a low rank in an organization or profession 反义词 senior :

a junior doctor

junior to

There are several people junior to me (= with a lower rank than me ) .

2 relating to sport for young people below a particular age :

the junior football club

3 British English relating to a school for children below the age of 11 :

the junior classrooms

4 American English relating to the year before the final year of high school or college :

the second semester of my junior year

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THESAURUS

young not old : a young man of about 22 | My dad died when I was young. | There are excellent facilities for young children. | Young people are often unable to get jobs.

small/little a small child is very young. Little sounds more informal than small , and is used especially in spoken English : They have two small children. | We used to go camping a lot when the kids were little.

teenage [仅用于名词前] between the ages of 13 and 19 : a group of teenage boys | They have three teenage children.

adolescent especially written at the age when you change from being a child into an adult – used especially when talking about the problems that young people have at this age : Sudden mood changes are common in adolescent girls. | adolescent behaviour

juvenile / dʒuvənaɪl $ -n ə l, -naɪl / [仅用于名词前] formal connected with young people who commit crime : juvenile crime | a special prison for juvenile offenders | juvenile deliquents (= young people who commit crimes )

youthful especially written seeming young, or typical of someone who is young – often used about someone who is no longer young : a youthful 55 year old | youthful enthusiasm | Andrew still has a slim youthful look about him. | The photograph showed a youthful, smiling Rose.

junior connected with sports played by young people rather than adults : the junior championships | the junior champion