infancy

Word family nouninfancyinfanthoodinfantilisminfantilityinfantile paralysisinfant mortality rateinfantadjectiveinfantileinfantine

in·fan·cy /ˈɪnfənsi/ noun [uncountableU]

1 CHILDthe period of a child’s life before they can walk or talk 婴儿期

in infancy

In the past, many children died in infancy.

过去很多孩子尚在襁褓之中便夭折了。

2 NEWthe time when something is just starting to be developed 初期，初创期

the infancy of radio broadcasting

无线电广播的初期阶段

Genetic engineering is still in its infancy.

基因工程学仍处于起步阶段。

Examples from the Corpus

in infancy• John's twin brother died in infancy.

in its infancy• In 1972, when the café was in its infancy, I acquired a new agent.• In the late Seventies, drink-drive advertising was in its infancy.• Suburban planning was in its infancy.• The program is still in its infancy.• They had produced the first detailed map of the universe in its infancy.• To be sure, the on-line travel industry is still in its infancy, but it appears poised for explosive growth.• Truffle research is still in its infancy, however.• With globalisation still in its infancy, the likelihood of such crises recurring is high.

词汇	infancy
释义	infancy Word family nouninfancyinfanthoodinfantilisminfantilityinfantile paralysisinfant mortality rateinfantadjectiveinfantileinfantine in·fan·cy /ˈɪnfənsi/ noun [uncountableU] 1 CHILDthe period of a child’s life before they can walk or talk 婴儿期 in infancy In the past, many children died in infancy. 过去很多孩子尚在襁褓之中便夭折了。 2 NEWthe time when something is just starting to be developed 初期，初创期 the infancy of radio broadcasting 无线电广播的初期阶段 Genetic engineering is still in its infancy. 基因工程学仍处于起步阶段。 Examples from the Corpus in infancy• John's twin brother died in infancy. in its infancy• In 1972, when the café was in its infancy, I acquired a new agent.• In the late Seventies, drink-drive advertising was in its infancy.• Suburban planning was in its infancy.• The program is still in its infancy.• They had produced the first detailed map of the universe in its infancy.• To be sure, the on-line travel industry is still in its infancy, but it appears poised for explosive growth.• Truffle research is still in its infancy, however.• With globalisation still in its infancy, the likelihood of such crises recurring is high.
随便看	unsuitable unsuitably unsuited unsullied unsung unsupported unsure unsurprised unsurprising unsurprisingly unsuspected unsuspecting unsustainable unswerving unsympathetic unsympathetically unsystematic untainted untamed untangle untapped untenable untested unthinkable unthinking 朴直朴素朴落朴质朵朸机机不可失机井机件机会机体机修机关机关刊物机关报机关枪机具机制机务机动机动车机变机器机器人