词汇 | callow |
释义 | callow adjective literarydisapprovinguk /ˈkæl.əʊ/ us /ˈkæl.oʊ/ Someone, especially a young person, who is callow behaves in a way that shows they have little experience, confidence, or judgment: (尤指年轻人)幼稚的;不自信的;不谙世事的 Mark was just a callow youth of 16 when he arrived in Paris.马克到巴黎的时候还是个不谙世事的16岁少年。 Naive & trusting be easy game/meatidiom be easy preyidiom be wet behind the earsidiom butter butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouthidiom idealistic impressionable ingenuous ingenuously jejune prey pushover see things in black and whiteidiom simple soft touch unsophisticated unsophistication unsuspecting unsuspicious wide-eyed Examples of callowcallow The absence of recently built work has provoked such callow comments as 'he didn't really want to build' or 'he didn't really like buildings'. The callow and shallow youth might well judge the portly middle-aged man he will become to be better off dead, but think differently when he himself is living this reality! They employ callow youths, they cause the little ones to stumble. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To what extent is a man of 68 the same person as the callow youth of 18 that he once was? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not know whether it is callow carping or an opportunistic attempt to take advantage of every grievance that exists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A callow and rather childish reference to somebody's speech is not a point of order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not say that people should come here as callow apprentice politicians and nothing else. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that it was a rather callow remark that was made, and that it would have been better unsaid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That analogy is not only false, but it is also callow. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What this country needs is the fresh air of frankness and honesty to blow away the dank mists of callow deceit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One factor that has led to the break-down in confidence is the over-use of somewhat callow, inexperienced officers who are drafted into an area without any real knowledge of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At this point the spider is a callow; it is teneral and vulnerable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Myself at 17 was this callow, callow person. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bees are referred to as callow during this time, and they do not leave the colony for at least 24 hours. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After moulting, an arthropod is described as "teneral", a "callow"; it is fresh, pale and soft-bodied. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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