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| 1 | C the name and number of a particular day or year 日期 |
| The date on the report is 24 October, 1998. 报告上的日期是1998年10月24日。 |
| today’ s date ‘What’ s today’ s date?’ ‘The 25th.’ “今天几号？”“25号。” |
| | 1a | C a particular day , month , or year when something happens （某事发生的）日子，日期 | | +of The precise date of the book’ s publication is not yet known. 该书出版的准确日期尚不清楚。 | | I made a note of the date and time of his arrival. 我记下了他到达的日期和时间。 | | set/fix a date (=choose it) Should we set a date for the next meeting? 定下日期 | |
| | 1b | singular a time in the past or future （过去或未来的）时间，时候 | | at a later/future date The exact details of the scheme will be worked out at a later date. 计划的准确细节将在晚些时候制定出来。 | | at an earlier date Johnson had agreed at an earlier date to take on the role of chairman. 约翰逊早些时候答应担任主席职务。 | |
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| 2 | C an arrangement to meet someone you are having or starting a sexual or romantic relationship with （男女间的）约会 |
| have a date (with sb) I’ ve got a date with one of the boys on my course tonight. 我今晚与班上的一个男生有个约会。 |
| go (out) on a date (with sb) Phil phoned me last night, and we’ re going on a date this evening. 菲尔昨天晚上打电话给我，我们今晚要出去约会。 |
| | 2a | someone you have arranged to meet as part of a sexual or romantic relationship 约会对象 | | So come on, tell us, who’ s your date this evening? 得啦，告诉我们，你今天晚上跟谁约会？ | |
| | 2b | to arrange to meet someone on a particular day （与某人）约会 | |
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| 3 | C a sweet brown sticky fruit with a hard narrow seed inside that grows on palm trees 枣；椰枣 |
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| - | to date formal
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| until now |
| 迄今；到现在为止 |
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| There have been no reports of the animal being seen to date. 迄今还没有任何看到该动物的报告。 |
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| See also | | - out-of-date | | - up-to-date | |
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