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| 1 | C/U the number of years that someone has lived 年龄；年纪 |
| It was difficult to guess his age. 很难猜出他的年纪。 |
| The average age of the delegates was over 60. 代表们的平均年龄超过60岁。 |
| children under the age of seven 7岁以下的儿童 |
| reach the age of She’ ll only inherit when she reaches the age of 18. 她只有到了18岁才可以继承。 |
| at/from the age of At the age of 10, I went to live with my aunt. 10岁时我去和姑妈一起生活。 |
| at/from an early age (=a young age) The sisters have been playing music together from an early age. 在/从很小的时候 |
| at your/his/her etc age (=because of how young or old someone is) At her age, she might be expected to take things easy. 因为你/他/她等的年纪 |
| of all/different ages The film is designed to appeal to people of all ages. 这部影片意欲吸引所有年龄段的人。 |
| difference in age Her parents disapproved of the relationship because of the difference in age. 因为年龄的差异，她父母不赞成她的恋爱关系。 |
| years of age He started work there at 14 years of age. 他14岁开始在那儿工作。 |
| | 1a | used for saying that something is surprising , considering how old someone is 就你/他/她这个年纪来说（某事让人惊奇） | | You’ re very grown up for your age. 就你这个年纪来看，你非常成熟。 | |
| | 1b | the number of years that something has existed （某事物存在的）年数 | | The value of the furniture depends on its condition and age. 家具的价值取决于它的状况和年头。 | |
| | 1c | to be as old as someone 与某人同龄 | | She’ s the same age as me. 她与我同龄。 | | When you’ re my age, you’ ll understand. 等你到我这个年龄时，你就会明白。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the time of life when you are allowed by law to do something 法定年龄 |
| voting/retiring/school-leaving age young people who have reached the voting age 到了选举年龄的年轻人 |
| raise/lower the age of sth They plan to raise the age of retirement for women to 65. 他们打算把妇女的退休年龄提高到65岁。 |
| under age (=too young by law to do something) He served wine to girls who were under age. 低于法定年龄的 |
| | 2a | the time of life when it is possible or typical for people to do something 做某事的年龄 | | child-bearing/school/working age 15% of women of child-bearing age were found to have the infection. 15%的育龄妇女被发现受到传染。 | | of an age to do sth Her two older sons were both of an age to be working. 她的两个大儿子都已到工作的年龄了。 | |
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| 3 | U the state of being old or becoming old 老；老年；衰老 |
| His face is starting to show signs of age. 他的脸开始显老。 |
| with age With age, your reactions get slower. 随着年龄增大，人的反应会变得越来越慢。 |
| Good wines improve with age. 酒越陈越好。 |
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| 4 | C a period of history 时期；时代 |
| We live in a materialistic age. 我们生活在一个物质主义的时代。 |
| +of It was an age of great intellectual excitement. 这是个知识跃进的时代。 |
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| 5 | ages plural informal a long time 很长的一段时间 |
| for ages She’ s lived here for ages. 她在这儿住了很久了。 |
| take/spend ages He took ages to answer the phone. 他过了很久才接电话。 |
| We spent ages trying to print this out. 我们花了很长时间想把它打印出来。 |
| in ages For the first time in ages, we sat down and talked. 很久以来我们第一次坐下来交谈。 |
| ages ago The wedding was planned ages ago. 婚礼很久以前就计划好了。 |
| seem (like) ages After what seemed like ages, the doctor came back. 似乎过了很久医生才回来。 |
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| - | act/be your age
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| used for telling someone that they are behaving in a stupid way , as if they were much younger than they really are |
| 成熟点吧 |
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| - | come of age
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| 1 | to reach the age when you are legally an adult 成年；到法定年龄 |
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| 2 | to become accepted and respected by most people 得到广泛认可；受到尊敬 | With this film, Australian cinema finally comes of age. 由于这部影片，澳大利亚电影终于获得了广泛的认可。 | |
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| Talking or writing about someone’ s age
谈论或描写某人的age | | | | | | Talking or writing about someone’ s age谈论或描写某人的age | | | | asking about age 询问年龄 | | how old used for asking someone their age or talking about their age几岁，多大（用于询问或谈论某人的年龄）: How old are you now, Peter? 你多大了，彼得？ I’ m not sure how old she is. | | 我不太确定她有多大。 | | what age used for talking about the age someone was or will be at a particular time. Note that you do not use ‘What age are you?’ to ask someone their age那时候多少岁（用于谈论过去或将来某一时间某人的年龄。问现在年龄时不用What age areyou?）: At what age did you start playing the piano? 你多大开始弹钢琴的？ Decide what age you want to retire at. | | 决定一下你想退休的年龄。 | | saying how old someone is 说某人的年龄 | | be 2/10/40 etc the most usual way of saying how old someone is2/10/40岁等（表示年龄最常用的说法）: I will be 45 next birthday. 我再过生日就45岁了。 She was only nine when her father left. | | 她父亲走时她才9岁。 | | be 2/10/40 years old or 2/10/40 years of age 2/10/40岁: Sarah will be 18 years old on 25th May. 萨拉到5月25日就18岁了。 I’ ve lived here since I was six years of age. | | 我从6岁起就住在这儿。 | | be 2/3/4 months old used for talking about babies or young children2/3/4个月大（用于谈论婴儿或小孩）: Most children don’ t start to walk until they are around 12 to 14 months old. | | 大部分孩子要到12或14个月大时才开始走路。 | | aged 2/10/40 etc 年纪是2/10/40岁等: Ideally, we want someone aged 20–25 to work as a trainee. 最理想的是，我们想要一个20至25岁的实习生。 A girl aged 14 has been chosen to play the leading role. | | 一个14岁的女孩被选来演主角。 | | of 2/10/40 etc 2/10/40岁等的: A child of three is unlikely to show much interest in reading and writing. 3岁的孩子不太可能对阅读和写作表现出很大兴趣。 Shortly after turning 19, she became engaged to a man of 45. | | 满19岁后不久她就跟一个45岁的男人订婚了。 | | 2-/10-/40-year-old used before a noun, or used as a noun2/10/40岁的（人）（用于名词前，或用作名词）: a 56-year-old man 一个56岁的男人 a lively 20-year-old | | 一个充满朝气的20岁的年轻人。 | | under 2/10/40 etc less than a particular number of years old不到2/10/40岁等的；2/10/40岁等以下的: Women under 40 generally don’ t need regular mammograms. 40岁以下的妇女通常不需要定期作乳房透视。 We have a playgroup for the under-fives. | | 我们有一个接纳5岁以下孩子的幼儿园。 | | over 2/10/40 etc more than a particular number of years old2/10/40岁等以上的: You have to be over 65 to join. | | 你得过65岁才能加入。 | | when you are not saying how old someone is 不在说某人的具体年龄时 | | in your teens/twenties/thirties etc used for saying that someone is aged between 13–19, 20–29, 30–39 etc十/二十/三十多岁等（用于表示某人的年龄在13-19/20-29/30-39岁等之间）: Children often become quite difficult in their teens. 孩子到了十多岁时常会变得难以管教。 Police are looking for a man in his early thirties. | | 警方正在找一名30出头的男子。 | | twenty-something/thirty-something etc used as an adjective or noun for talking about someone aged between 20–29, 30–39 etc二十/三十多岁等的（人）（用作形容词或名词，表示某人年龄在20-29/30-39岁之间）: a successful twenty-something lawyer 一个20来岁的成功律师 The programme is designed to appeal to thirty-somethings. | | 该节目旨在吸引30多岁的人。 | | teenage aged between 13 and 19（介于13岁至19岁之间的）青少年的: a group of teenage girls waiting for the bus | | 一群在等候公共汽车的少女 | | teenager someone aged between 13 and 19 | | （介于13岁至19岁之间的）青少年 | | middle-aged no longer young, but not yet old, usually used for someone aged between 40 and 60（通常指介于40至60岁之间的）中年的: a middle-aged couple with grown-up children | | 孩子业已成年的中年夫妇。 | | | |
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