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| 1 | T to write the date on something 在…上写日期 |
| The letter was dated 23 February. 信上注明的日期是2月23日。 |
| a memo dated 16th June 注明日期为6月16日的备忘录 |
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| 2 | T to discover exactly how old something is or when it was made by examining it carefully or making scientific tests 确定…的年代 |
| The paintings have not yet been accurately dated by the museum’ s experts. 这些画还没有经过博物馆的专家确定出准确的年代。 |
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| 3 | I to seem no longer modern or fashionable 过时 |
| a style of building that has hardly dated at all 几乎一点儿都不过时的建筑风格 |
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| 4 | T to prove that you are starting to get old or are older than the people you are talking to 使显老 |
| I suppose that attitude really dates me! 我认为那种态度确实使我显老！ |
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| 5 | I/T MAINLY AMERICAN if you and another person are dating, or if you are dating someone , the two of you are having a sexual or romantic relationship with each other （与某人）约会 |
| They’ ve been dating for over six months now. 现在他们谈情说爱已经6个多月了。 |
| At college he had dated a medical student from Kansas. 他上大学时就跟来自堪萨斯州的一位医学专业的学生约会。 |
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| - | ˌdate ˈback to |
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| | date back to sth: to be made or begun at a particular time in the past 始于（过去某个时候）；追溯到 | a large collection of records dating back to the 1950s 可追溯到20世纪50年代的一大批唱片收藏品 | |
| - | ˈdate from |
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| | date from sth: to be made at a particular time in the past 始于（过去某个时候）；可以追溯到 | These sculptures must date from the middle of the 7th century. 这些雕刻品肯定可以追溯到7世纪中叶。 | |
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