| 单词 | age |
| 释义 | age¹ 1.(length of existence of person, animal, plant)年龄；寿命 I'm the same age as you.我和你同岁。 when I was your age我像你这么大的时候 Cathy would never let her age be known.凯西决不会让人知道她的年龄。 what age is sb?某人多大？ sb is 20 years of age某人20岁 at the age of 16十六岁时 At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg.他16岁时取得了汉堡大学的入学资格。 you don't look your age你看上去不像你这个年龄的人 2.(length of existence of object, material, group)存在时间；年头 Can you guess the age of this vase?你能猜出这个花瓶的年头吗？ Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.房间里的所有东西看上去都和这座建筑的年代相协调。 3.(time of life)年龄段 I admired him for being so confident at his age.我钦佩他在这个年龄还能那么自信。 She had got beyond the giggly age.她已经过了咯咯傻笑的年龄。 4.(increasing age)年龄增长；岁月增加；变老；变陈 with age随着岁月流逝；随着年龄增长 Wine improves with age.葡萄酒愈久愈醇。 Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.或许他随着年龄的增长变得明智些了。 signs of age岁月的痕迹 He is showing signs of age.他出现了变老的迹象。 5.(era)代；时代；时期 the age of steam and steel蒸汽与钢铁的时代 the age of reptiles爬行动物时代 the information age信息时代 the nuclear age核时代 the age of television电视时代 through the ages在各个时代 the role of women through the ages女性在各个时代的角色 an age of uncertainty变化无常的时代 We live in an age of uncertainty.我们生活在一个风云变幻的时代。 6.(spelled with capitals)时代(指传说中人类历史上几个连续时期中的一个) the Stone Age石器时代 the Iron Age铁器时代 items of Bronze Age pottery青铜时代的陶器 7.【地质】期 8.(long time)很久；长时间 an ageorages很久；很长时间 He waited what seemed an age.他觉得等了很久。 The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.公共汽车很久很久才来。 it's been ages since …自从…已过了很久 for ages很久；很长时间 I haven't been to the cinema for ages.我已经很久没去过电影院了。 I haven't seen you for ages!我很久没见你了！ idiom age² ◆to act your age举止要和年龄相称；不要像小孩子似的 Act your age!有点大人样子！ ◆age before beauty<幽默>年长者优先 ◆to come of age person +(在法律意义上)成年 Ed ran the company until David came of age.埃德经营着公司, 直至戴维成年。 practice, institution +得到普遍接受；发展成熟 Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.过去十年间, 回收利用这项事业在英国已经发展成熟。 ◆of age(法律意义上)成年的(通常为18岁) See alsounder age (as regards age)+ cohort, profile与年龄相关的 age³ 🄰 vt. 1.(affect adversely)+ person使变老；使显老 The worry had aged him.忧虑已经使他变老了。 2.+ cheese, wine使陈化；使成熟 Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful.意大利香脂醋在木桶中陈化至少10年, 所以味道非常好。 🄱 vi. 1.(show signs of age)person +变老；显老 He has aged a lot.他老了很多。 She was dismayed to see how much he had aged.看到他老了那么多, 她觉得很难过。 2.(get older)wine, cheese +陈化；成熟 Whisky loses strength as it ages.威士忌酒的烈度会随存放时间而降低。 |
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