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age /eɪdʒ/ n. | a. | vi. | vt. | phr.
I n.
1. 年龄
His age is ten. 他10岁。
I'm forty years of age. 我40岁。
What's the age of that old temple? 那座古刹历史有多久?
The dog died at a noble (或 venerable) age. 那条狗活得很久才死。
He died at (the) age (of) 90. 他90岁去世。[省去 the 和 of 是美国用法]
The two boys are (of) the same age. 那两个男孩同龄。
She married a man (of) her father's age. 她同一个和她父亲年龄相同的男子结了婚。
men and women of all ages 男女老少
men (of) ages 20 to 24 20至24岁的男子们[省略 of 是美国用法]
look one's age 长相看去和真实年龄相当
2. 成年；法定年龄
The voting age is 18. 法定选民年龄是18岁。
3. 生命中的一个阶段
the age of adolescence 青春期
He was almost boyishly handsome even in middle age. 甚至到了中年他几乎还像个美少年。
He has reached old age. 他已入耄耋之年。
children of pre-school age 学龄前儿童
4. 老年；老
the wisdom of age 老年人的智慧
use one's age to prove one's superiority 倚老卖老
He was barely forty but gave an impression of age. 他还只40岁，可是已显老了。
records yellow and worn with age 因年长日久而发黄残破的案卷
Age in a house has its drawbacks. 房子古老自有其缺点。
5. 寿(命)
Turtles live to a great age. 海龟寿命长。
The normal age of a dog is 12 years. 狗的正常寿命是12年。
6. (一)代；时代；时期
ages yet unborn 尚未出世的后代
the great poets through the ages 历代大诗人
Galileo was ahead of his age. 伽利略是超时代的。
the information age 信息时代
the age of reptiles 爬行动物时代
the ice age 冰(川)期
7. [ages]长时期；许多年；几百年
The dust of ages was piled inches high over the books. 书籍上面多年积尘厚达数英寸。
8. [常作 ages] 〈英口〉(感觉上)很长的一段时间
The hour passed like ages. 时间过得慢极了。
Henry took ages (或 an age) to answer the door. 亨利过了老半天才开门。
They've been here (for) ages. 他们在这里已经很久了。
What an age that girl is, getting ready! 那个姑娘要花这么长时间准备!
9. 【心】(在智力等方面)达到的水平，智龄
a child of seven with a mental age of ten 一个7岁而智龄已达10岁的儿童
II a.
〈美〉[用作表语]…岁的(＝ aged)
She was age 30. 她30岁。
Four men, age 40 through 45, were on trial for arson. 年龄从40到45岁的4个男子因犯纵火罪受审。
III (ag(e)·ing)
❶ vi.
1. 变老；显老；变(陈)旧；【化】老化
He has aged considerably. 他苍老了许多。
His face hadn't aged, even though he was over fifty. 他虽然已年过50，但脸并不显老。
His jokes never aged. 他的笑话从不使人感到陈腐。
rapidly ag(e)ing technology 正在迅速过时的工艺技术
The day aged. 天晚了。
2. 变陈；成熟；【化】陈化，熟化
The fine old boards had aged to a beautiful patina. 那些上等旧木板因年长日久已具有一种悦目的光泽。
❷ vt.
1. 使(显)老；使变(陈)旧；【化】使老化
Worry ages a man. 忧愁催人老。
The blow had aged her visibly. 经受了那次打击，她明显地见老了。
Excessive driving at night ages a car battery. 过多地在夜间开车会使汽车的蓄电池老化。
2. 使变陈；使成熟；【化】使陈化，使熟化
This rum has been carefully aged for smoothness and good taste. 这种朗姆酒经多年小心存放已成陈酒，醇和可口。
age cheese 使干酪成熟
[<OFr aage < ? VL aetatīcum < L aetās < aevum lifetime] phr. act one's age 举止和年龄相称；举止有大人气 You're a big boy now. Act your age. 现在你是个大孩子了，做事要有大孩子的样子。age before beauty 年龄比相貌重要 (常被青年女子用作对年长男子的戏谑恭维语) age out 〈美俚〉(尤指三四十岁的吸毒瘾君子)慢慢到了没瘾头的年纪 be one's age = act one's age
come of age1. 成年，满法定年龄
come of college age 到达进大学年龄
2. 成熟；发达
Blacks have come of age. 黑人力量已壮大成熟了。
Soybean production in Brazil has come of age. 巴西的大豆生产已蓬勃发展起来。
of age 成年的
Is Elizabeth of age yet? 伊丽莎白成年了没有?
of an age 1. 属某一年龄的
Your grandmother is scarcely of an age to bring up a child. 你祖母已到了不适于抚养孩子的年龄。
2. 同年的
We are both about of an age. 我们俩年龄相仿。
be of an age with sb. 和某人同年
over age 1. 已适龄的
2. 超龄的
the Age of Aquarius 大同时代(指占星术士所谓的世界新纪元，以人类征服宇宙空间，享受高度自由和博爱为特征)
the age of anxiety 忧虑重重的时代(源出诗人W. H. Auden 篇名)
the age of consent 【律】
1. (少女对性行为的)同意年龄(如男子与未满同意年龄的少女发生性行为在法律上作强奸论)
2. 婚姻自主年龄(男女可以自由择偶的法定年龄)
the age of discretion 见 discretion
The age of miracles is past. 〈谚〉神话时代业已过去。(指现代人当见怪不怪)
the age of reason 1. [the A - of R-] 理性时代(尤指18世纪欧洲进步思想家推崇理性的时代)
2. 开始能辨别是非的年龄
through the ages 在整个历史上
under age 未成年的；未到适当年龄的 |