单词 | age |
释义 | age [eɪdʒ] noun TIME SPENT ALIVE 活着的时间 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable ■the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed 年龄,年纪;存在时间 •Do you know the age of that building?你知道那座楼的历史有多久吗? •What age (= How old) is •I'd guess she's about my age (= she is about as old as I am).我猜她和我年龄差不多。 •She was 74 years of •He left home at the •I was married with four children at •She's starting to show/look •I'm really beginning to feel •His girlfriend's twice his age (= twice as old as he is).他的女朋友年龄比他大一倍。 Act your age! ■said to someone to tell them to stop behaving like someone who is much younger 别孩子气!成熟点吧! the age of consent ■the age at which someone is considered by the law to be old enough to agree to have sex with someone 法定年龄(可发生性行为的法定年龄) under age ■legally too young to do something 未到法定年龄 •He was prosecuted for having sex with a girl who was under age.他因和未成年少女发生性行为而被起诉。 •under age drinking [eɪdʒ] noun PERIOD 时期 IMPROVER countable ■a particular period in time 时代;时期 •the Victorian age维多利亚时代 •the modern age现代 •the nuclear age核子时代 [eɪdʒ] noun LONG TIME 长时间 ages IMPROVER [plural] mainly UK informal (also an age only singular) ■a very long time 很长时间 •It takes •I've been waiting for •It's been ages/an age since we last spoke.我们好长时间没有交谈了。 [eɪdʒ] noun BEING OLD 年老 uncountable ■the process of getting older 年老;衰老;老化;陈年 •Her back was bent with •This cheese/wine improves with •Her temper hasn't improved with age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好! [eɪdʒ] noun come of age ■to reach the age when you are legally recognized as an adult and become old enough to vote 到达法定年龄;成年 ■If something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development. 成熟;发达 [eɪdʒ] verb intransitive or transitive ( UK ageing or US aging, aged, aged) ADVANCED ■If someone ages or something ages them, they look older. 衰老,使…显得苍老 •She's aged since the last time we met.她显得比我们上次见面时老了。 ■to develop in flavour or leave something to do this (使)发酵,(使)变陈•The brandy is aged in oak for ten years.这种白兰地在橡木桶中陈酿了十年。 |
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