| 词汇 | twenties |
| 释义 | twenties noun[ plural ] uk /ˈtwen.tiz/ us /ˈtwen.t̬iz/ B2 A person's twenties are the period in which they are aged between 20 and 29: 二十多岁 I'd guess she's in her twenties.我猜她20多岁。 the twenties the range of temperature between 20° and 29°: （温度）二十多度 The temperature is expected to be in the twenties tomorrow.预计明天的气温20多度。 B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 20 and 29 in any century, usually 1920–1929 or 2020–2029: 二十年代，1920年代 She was born in the twenties.她生于20年代。 Describing age & birthdays advanced age age group age limit aged eighties generationalist going on gone grown up knock millennial ripe seventies sexagenarian sixties something spring chicken teens twinkle You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Measurements of temperature Decades, centuries & the millennium twenties | American Dictionarytwenties plural noun (also20s); (20’s)us/ˈtwen·tiz/ the numbers 20 through 29: Temperatures were in the twenties (= between 20° and 29°). Both of our children are now in their twenties (= between 20 and 29 years old). The twenties are the years between 1920 and 1929. Examples of twentiestwenties The twenty twenties (suggesting an acuity of vision that may not be appropriate), the twenty thirties, and so on are not comfortable. Beyond the age of 40, the difference between men and women is clear; however, the picture is ambiguous for those in their twenties and thirties. In the twenties and early thirties, findings differed for men and women. Unbeknownst to her, in her early twenties, she was at the pinnacle of her career. The working classes will never submit to a return to the conditions of the twenties and thirties. The students were in their early twenties, training for a professional career in music. Since 1979, when he was still in his twenties, he has authored half a dozen books while editing another half-dozen. Most of the following are from email messages from teenagers, university undergraduates or people in their twenties. Among brides in their twenties the pregnancies were less frequent; only one out of eight or ten was marrying while pregnant. Seroprevalence in women peaked in the late twenties but remained high throughout the reproductive age-range. Five of the eleven subjects, including all the teenage ones, but only two of those in their twenties, lived at home with their parents. Women in their early teenage years are still growing and are likely to be more physically immature than women in their twenties. Interestingly, the people in their twenties were the least supportive of democracy and the least satisfied with voting and civil rights. She was in her early twenties and resented the atmosphere at the orphanage. The percentage of males heading households started to increase as men entered their twenties. See all examples of twenties 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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