耀久九英英词典

second childhood

S 开头单词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˌsek.ənd ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd]
  • 美式音标 [ˌsek.ənd ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • （尤因年老智力衰退造成的）第二童年期。

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英汉例句

  • He's a dear old chap, but0over ninety and in his second childhood. He couldn't tell you the day of the week.
    他是個可愛的老頭。九十高齡，已有些年邁昏庸，他連星期幾也弄不清楚了。
  • He's a dear old chap, but over ninety and in his second childhood.
    他是個可親的老頭，但年齡已九十多了，人也老湖塗了。
  • Be gentle in old age; peevishness is worse in second childhood than in first.
    老來是要和藹; 第二幼年期乖戾暴躁，更有甚於第一期。
  • He's in his second childhood, playing with his grandson's toy trains.
    他返老還童，玩兒他孫子的玩具火車。

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • a situation in which someone starts to behave like a child, especially because of mental weakness caused by old age