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词汇 sweet-sixteen
释义 sweet sixteen
noun
uk /ˌswiːt sɪkˈstiːn/ us /ˌswiːt sɪkˈstiːn/
[ C ]mainlyUS(alsoSweet Sixteen)
the celebration of a girl's sixteenth birthday:
Lola was getting ready for her best friend's sweet sixteen.
If you give your daughter an elaborate party at age 5, what will she expect for her Sweet Sixteen?
Most Latino girls living in the United States choose to celebrate with a quinceañera rather than have a "sweet sixteen" party.
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quinceañera
[ U ]old-fashioned
the age of sixteen:
I knew a young lady of sweet sixteen.
It was Grace's eighth birthday, halfway to sweet sixteen.
[ C ]old-fashioned
a girl who is sixteen years old:
Happy birthday, sweet sixteen.
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