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
4the 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。