Jan was almost a grown-up...简都快是个大人了。Tell children to tell a grown-up if they're being bullied.告诉孩子们，如果被人欺负就告诉大人。
ADJ
成熟的；成年的；长大的
Someone who is grown-up is physically and mentally mature and no longer depends on their parents or another adult.
例句
I have grown-up children who're doing well.我的几个孩子已经长大成人并且事业有成。
ADJ-GRADED
似成人的；成熟的
If you say that someone is grown-up, you mean that they behave in an adult way, often when they are in fact still a child.
例句
She's very grown-up.她表现得很像个大人。
ADJ-GRADED
适于成人的；成人的
Grown-up things seem suitable for or typical of adults.
例句
Her songs tackle grown-up subjects...她的歌曲唱的都是成年人的事情。She talked in a grown-up manner.她说起话来像个大人。
英汉词典释义
adj.
成熟的;成人的
He has two grown-up children.他有两个已成年的孩子。He felt grown-up, puffed up with self-importance.他觉得长大了,便自以为了不起。She has a grown-up daughter who lives abroad.她有一个已经长大成人的女儿,在海外生活。Susie is very grown-up for her age.相对她的年龄来说苏西非常成熟。
适合于成人的;似成人的;理智的
He read grown-up books at an early age.他小小年纪就看大人看的书。
n.
成年人
The grown-ups will sit at one table and the children at another.大人坐一桌,孩子坐另一桌。