ageing
US
UK age n: (years lived)
SC 年龄 nián líng
TC 年齡
TC 年齡
SC 生命中的一个时期 nián líng，shēng mìng zhòng de yí gè shí qī
At the age of six, David started kindergarten.
My son is three now and I'm finding it a difficult age.
六岁时，大卫开始上幼儿园。//我儿子三岁了，现在正是难伺候的时候。
age n: (era)
SC 时代 shí dài
TC 時代
TC 時代
SC 时期 shí dài，shí qī
TC 時期
TC 時期
SC 年代 shí dài，nián dài
TC 年代
TC 年代
The age of the dinosaurs ended millions of years ago.
In this multimedia age, you have to check the sources of your information carefully.
恐龙存在的时代早在几百万年前就结束了。//在多媒体的时代，你必须仔细审查信息的来源。
age n: (old age)
SC 年老 nián lǎo
SC 高龄 nián lǎo，gāo líng
Age does not seem to have impaired his memory.
高龄似乎并未损害他的记忆。
age, ages n: figurative (long time)
SC 很长时间 hěn cháng shí jiān
TC 很長時間
TC 很長時間
It's been an age since I last saw him.
我上次见到他已经是很久以前了。
age vi: (grow older) (人)
SC 变老，年龄增长 biàn lǎo，nián líng zēng zhǎng
SC 老化，陈化 lǎo huà ，chén huà
TC 老化(化学)
TC 老化(化学)
As people age, they develop wrinkles.
随着年龄增长，人开始长皱纹。
这句话不是该英语句子的翻译。 这块塑料已经老化了。
age vi: (food, wine: mature) (食物、酒)
SC 醇化，变醇
Louis leaves his cheese out on the counter to age.
路易斯把奶酪留在台子上，等它变醇。
age [sb] vtr: (make older-looking)
SC 使…变老
TC 使…變老
TC 使…變老
SC 使...衰老
Smoking ages you by dehydrating your skin.
吸烟会导致皮肤脱水，丧失活力，从而使你衰老。
age [sth] vtr: (wine, whiskey: mature)
SC 使…发酵 shǐ fā jiào
TC 使…發酵
TC 使…發酵
SC 酿熟
The distillery ages its whiskey in oak casks.
酿造厂在橡木桶内将威士忌酿熟。
age suffix: (to form abstract nouns) (后缀)
SC [构成名词]
For example: bondage, seepage
例如：奴役（bondage），渗漏（seepage）
aging (US), ageing (UK) n: (process of getting old) (人)
SC 变老 ， 苍老 biàn lǎo
SC 老化 ， 变旧 lǎo huà
TC 老化(物)
TC 老化(物)
Aging is something that no one can run away from.
变老是每个人都逃脱不了的命运。
aging (US), ageing (UK) n: (cheese: process of maturing)
SC 芝士发酵
aging (US), ageing (UK) adj: (growing old)
SC 变老的 biàn lǎo de
TC 變老的
TC 變老的
SC 老龄化的
They are offering more training courses as part of their effort to replace an ageing workforce.
为了替换老龄化的劳动力，他们正提供更多的训练课程。
act your age interj: informal (stop behaving immaturely)
SC 举止与年龄相称 jǔ zhǐ yǔ nián líng xiāng chèn
Fred should start acting his age.
advanced age n: (old age)
SC 老年 lǎo nián
TC 老年
TC 老年
SC 高龄 lǎo nián，gāo líng
Cataracts are a common eye problem, especially for people of an advanced age.
age bracket n: (people around same age)
SC 年龄段
SC 年龄层
age distribution n: (population statistics)
SC 年龄分布 nián líng fēn bù
TC 年齡分布
TC 年齡分布
If you examine the age distribution of a population, you see that there are baby booms after wars end.
age gap n: (difference in age)
SC 年龄差 nián líng chā
TC 年齡差距
TC 年齡差距
SC 年龄差距 nián líng chā，nián líng chā jù
There's a significant age gap between John and his wife.
age group n: (people in age range)
SC 年龄组 nián líng zǔ
TC 年齡組
TC 年齡組
The Baby Boomers are the age group that was born after World War II.
age limit n: (maximum legal or acceptable age)
SC 年龄上限 nián líng shàng xiàn
TC 年齡上限
TC 年齡上限
Most federal judges in the US must retire by the age limit of 75.
age limit n: (minimum legal or acceptable age)
SC 年龄限制 nián líng xiàn zhì
TC 年齡限制
TC 年齡限制
SC 最大或最小年龄限制 nián líng xiàn zhì，zuì dà huò zuì xiǎo nián líng xiàn zhì
21 is the age limit for buying alcohol.
age of consent n: (age at which sex becomes legal)
SC （两性关系上的）合法年龄 liǎng xìng guān xì shàng de hé fǎ nián líng
SC 承诺年龄 liǎng xìng guān xì shàng de hé fǎ nián líng，chéng nuò nián líng
In many countries, the age of consent is determined by the beginning of puberty.
age range n: (span of ages)
SC 年龄范围
TC 年齡範圍
TC 年齡範圍
SC 年龄段
SC 年龄跨度
age spot n: (skin blemish)
SC 老人斑，黄褐斑
age-long adj: (existing for a long time)
SC 久远的，长久的，长时期的 jiǔ yuǎn de ，cháng jiǔ de
TC 久遠的，長久的
TC 久遠的，長久的
age-old adj: (ancient)
SC 古老的 gǔ lǎo de
Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Pichu.
age-old adj: (long-standing)
SC 已经存在很久的 yǐ jīng cún zài hěn jiǔ de
I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be".
at any age adv: (no matter what one's age)
SC 在任何年龄 zài rèn hé nián líng
SC 不管什么年纪 zài rèn hé nián líng，bù guǎn shén me nián jì
Cancer does not discriminate, it can strike at any age.
come of age v expr: (reach adulthood)
SC 满法定年龄 mǎn fǎ dìng nián líng
SC 成年 mǎn fǎ dìng nián líng，chéng nián
TC 成年
TC 成年
Many cultures have a ritual to celebrate when a youth comes of age.
在许多文化中都会举行仪式，庆祝少年成年。
come of age v expr: figurative (be fully developed)
SC 变成熟 biàn chéng shóu / biàn chéng shú
TC 變成熟
TC 變成熟
SC 发展充分 biàn chéng shóu / biàn chéng shú，fā zhǎn chōng fèn
Has blogging finally come of age as a way to make money?
博客是否终于成为了成熟的赚钱途径？
coming of age n: (reaching adulthood)
SC 成年 chéng nián
TC 成年
TC 成年
"Cinema Paradiso" is a film about the coming of age of an Italian boy.
《天堂电影院》是一部关于一个意大利男孩长大成人的电影。
coming-of-age story n: (novel, film: child becomes adult) (小说、电影)
SC 成长故事
drinking age n: (legal age to drink alcohol)
SC 法律规定可以喝酒的年龄 fǎ lǜ guī dìng kě yǐ hē jiǔ de nián líng
The drinking age in New York is 21 years old.
early age n: (infancy)
SC 婴儿期 yīng ér qī
TC 嬰兒期
TC 嬰兒期
My son started reading at an early age - as far as I remember he was only three years old.
from age to age adv: (throughout history)
SC 从古至今 cóng gǔ zhì jīn
TC 從古至今
TC 從古至今
SC 世世代代 cóng gǔ zhì jīn，shì shì dài dài
From age to age, the quest to discover has been an imperative of the human race.
full age n: (majority, legal age of adulthood)
SC 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TC 法定年齡
TC 法定年齡
SC 合法年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng，hé fǎ nián líng
SC 成年 fǎ dìng nián líng，chéng nián
TC 成年
TC 成年
golden age n: (finest period in [sth]'s history)
SC 黄金时代 huáng jīn shí dài
TC 黃金時代
TC 黃金時代
SC 极盛时期 huáng jīn shí dài，jí shèng shí qī
TC 極盛時期
TC 極盛時期
Some look back to the 18th century as the golden age of reason.
great age n: (advanced age, old age)
SC 高龄 gāo líng
Turtles can live to a great age.
ice age n: (cold prehistoric period)
SC 冰川时代 bīng chuān shí dài
TC 冰川時代
TC 冰川時代
SC 冰川时期 bīng chuān shí dài，bīng chuān shí qī
SC 冰河时代 bīng chuān shí dài，bīng hé shí dài
Mammoths lived at the end of the last ice age.
Another ice age is due to begin within 1000 years or so.
in a dog's age, for a dog's age adv: figurative, informal, US (for a long time)
SC 很长时间 hěn cháng shí jiān
TC 很長時間
TC 很長時間
SC 很久 hěn cháng shí jiān ，hěn jiǔ
in this day and age expr: slightly informal (in modern times)
SC 在这个时代 zài zhè gè shí dài
SC 在当今世界 zài zhè gè shí dài，zài dāng jīn shì jiè
No one writes hand-written letters in this day and age.
It is difficult to believe that slavery is still tolerated in this day and age.
legal age n: (law: age at which you can do [sth])
SC 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TC 法定年齡
TC 法定年齡
The government should consider raising the legal age for driving from 17 to 18.
mature age n: (middle age) (指中年)
SC 成熟的年龄 chéng shóu de nián líng / chéng shú de nián líng
His mother is of mature age at 40 years old.
mature age n: (legal adulthood) (指法定成年)
SC 成年 chéng nián
TC 成年
TC 成年
The law of the United States holds that only those of mature age may purchase cigarettes.
middle age n: (mature years: 50s)
SC 中年 zhōng nián
TC 中年
TC 中年
When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape.
of age adj: (legally adult)
SC 成年的 chéng nián de
SC 到了法定年龄的 chéng nián de ，dào le fǎ dìng nián líng de
How can I be of age to serve in the military but too young to buy a beer?
old age n: (latter stages of adulthood)
SC 老年 lǎo nián
TC 老年
TC 老年
People often become forgetful in their old age.
人变老后往往会变得健忘。
old age n as adj: (in latter stage of adulthood)
SC 老年人的
SC 老人的
Declining health is an old-age issue for many people.
对许多人来说，健康状况下降是老年人应考虑的问题。
overage, over-age adj: (older than an age limit)
SC 过老的 guò lǎo de
TC 過老的
TC 過老的
SC 超龄的 guò lǎo de，chāo líng de
Tommie was overage and couldn't ride the roller-coaster.
retirement age n: (law: age [sb] stops working)
SC 退休年龄 tuì xiū nián líng
ripe old age, ripe age n: informal (advanced age)
SC 高龄 gāo líng
Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99.
school age n: (age: in-school years)
SC 学龄
space age n: (period post-1950s onwards) (1950后，美俄两国开始天空竞争的时代)
SC 太空时代，宇宙时代 tài kōng shí dài，yǔ zhòu shí dài
The launch of Sputnik initiated the space age.
tender age n: (youth)
SC 幼年 yòu nián
TC 幼年
TC 幼年
SC 小小年纪 yòu nián ，xiǎo xiǎo nián jì
SC 少不更事的年纪 yòu nián ，shào bù gēng shì de nián jì
Mozart first performed for European royalty at the tender age of six.
this day and age n: slightly informal (modern times)
SC 当今，现今 dāng jīn，xiàn jīn
TC 當今，現今
TC 當今，現今
The children of this day and age adapt easily to new technology.
underage, under-age adj: (person: legally too young) (指人)
SC 未达到法定年龄的，未成年的 wèi dá dào fǎ dìng nián líng de，wèi chéng nián de
It is against the law to buy alcohol for people who are underage.
underage, under-age adj: (act: involving a minor) (行为等)
SC 未成年人做的，不成熟的 wèi chéng nián rén zuò de，bù chéng shú de
Underage sex is illegal in many countries.
underage drinking, under-age n: (alcohol consumption by minors)
SC 未成年人饮酒
This leaflet on underage drinking contains advice for parents of teenage children.