| 单词 | ripe old age |
| 释义 | ripe old ageripe old age OLD/NOT YOUNG a) if you live to a ripe old age, you are very old when you die 很大年纪 Eat less and exercise more if you want to live to a ripe old age. 想长寿就少吃多锻炼。 b) used to show that you find it surprising or impressive that someone is doing something or has achieved something at a very young age – used humorously 年纪很小〔用于表示对某人很年轻便做或做到某事感到意外或惊叹，幽默用法〕 She was put in charge at the ripe old age of twenty-nine. 她年纪轻轻，29岁就当上了主管。 Examples from the Corpus at the ripe old age of• Ex-wife Alana demonstrates that she's still out in front in the glamour stakes at the ripe old age of 43. → ripe old age at ripe(3) |
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