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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 363 COCA: 386
age
eɪdʒ eɪdʒ
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense ages, present participle ageing, present participle aging, past tense , past participle aged
The spelling aging is also used, mainly in American English. 亦拼作aging，主要用於美國英語。
1 N-VAR

年齡 Your age is the number of years that you have lived. 年齡

  • She has a nephew who is just ten years of age.

    她有一個才10歲的侄子。

  • At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg. [+ of]

    16歲時，他就有資格進入漢堡大學。

  • I admired him for being so confident at his age.

    我欽佩他這般年紀就如此自信。

2 N-VAR

壽命 The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made. 壽命

  • Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building. [+ of]

    房間裏的一切看起來都與這棟建築物的存在年頭很相稱。

3 N-UNCOUNT

老年；變老 Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older. 老年；變老

  • Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.

    可能随着年紀增長，他變聰明了。

  • The fabric was showing signs of age.

    這塊衣料可以看出歲月留下的痕迹。

  • The worst sign of age was in the fabric which looked decidedly ancient.

    歲月最無情的痕迹留在了那塊看起來明顯很古老的織物上。

SYN old age, experience, maturity, completion
4 V-ERG

（使）變老；（使）顯老 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert. （使）變老；（使）顯老

  • He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months. [VERB]

    他原來一直看起來很年輕，但最近幾個月他顯得老了。

  • He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him. [VERB noun]

    他雖然只有三十五六歲，但憂慮讓他很顯老。

SYN grow old, decline, weather, fade
5 V-ERG

（使）變陳；（使）成熟 When food or alcohol is aged or when it ages, it is left to get older before being eaten or drunk, so that it develops a better flavour. （使）變陳；（使）成熟 [Also VERB n]

  • Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful. [V-ed in]

    意大利香醋在木桶中就經歷了至少10年的醞釀期，所以口味極佳。

  • Whisky loses strength as it ages. [VERB]

    存放時間越久，威士忌的口味越淡。

SYN mature, season, condition, soften
6 N-COUNT

（一）代；時代；時期 An age is a period in history. （一）代；時代；時期

  • ...the age of steam and steel. [+ of]

    蒸汽和鋼鐵時代

  • ...items of Bronze Age pottery.

    青銅器時代的陶器

SYN time, day(s), period, generation
7 N-COUNT

很長的時間 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time. 很長的時間 [informal]

  • He waited what seemed an age.

    他等了似乎很長時間。

  • The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.

    公共汽車過了很長時間才來。

SYN a long time, years, forever, a lifetime
8 See also:

aged  ageing  coming of age  dark age  golden age  Ice Age  Iron Age  middle age  Stone Age 
9 PHRASE

舉止和年齡相稱 If someone tells you to act your age, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way. 舉止和年齡相稱 [disapproval]
10 PHRASE

成熟；發達 If something comes of age, it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people. 成熟；發達

  • Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.

    回收利用是上個十年中被英國民衆廣泛認可的觀念。

11 PHRASE

成年;達到法定年齡 When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult. 成年;達到法定年齡

  • The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age.

    在埃迪達到法定年齡之前，該公司將委托他人代爲經營。

12 PHRASE

未到合法年齡的;未成年的 Someone who is under age is not legally old enough to do something, for example to buy an alcoholic drink. 未到合法年齡的;未成年的

  • Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her.

    因爲她還未成年，她的父母仍然應爲她負責。

  • ...under age smoking.

    未成年吸煙

Quotations
Every man desires to live long, but no man would be old Jonathan Swift Thoughts on Various Subjects
The days of our age are threescore years and ten Bible: Psalm 90
Youth, which is forgiven everything, forgives itself nothing; age, which forgives itself anything, is forgiven nothing George Bernard Shaw Maxims for Revolutionists
With age, the mind grows slower and more wily Mason Cooley City Aphorisms
Age appears to be best in four things - old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read Francis Bacon Apophthegms, no. 97
If I'd known I was gonna live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself Eubie Blake (on reaching the age of 100)
Grow old along with me!
The best is yet to be Robert Browning Rabbi Ben Ezra
Growing old is like being increasingly penalized for a crime you haven't committed Anthony Powell Temporary Kings
There is still no cure for the common birthday John Glenn
Trends of age
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 363 COCA: 386
age

noun¹

 1how old sb/sth is年齡  ➡ see also old age ADJECTIVE | VERB + AGE | AGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤early, tender, young早年；幼年；童年◇He was sent away to school at an early age.他很小就被送去上學。➤advanced, great, old, ripe高齡；老年◇He was still active even at the advanced age of 87.他 87 歲高齡時仍十分活躍。◇White hair is a sign of great age.白髮是年老的標誌。◇She dreaded old age.她怕變老。➤advancing, increasing不斷增加的年歲▸➤middle, third (BrE) 中年；第三時期（介於中年和老年之間）◇a pleasant woman in early middle age一個和藹可親的剛到中年的婦女➤childbearing, pensionable, retirement, school, school-leaving (BrE) 生育／領取養老金的／退休／入學／中學畢業年齡◇children of school age學齡兒童➤drinking, voting, working可飲酒／選舉／工作年齡➤mental, reading (especially BrE) 心理／閱讀年齡VERB + AGE➤attain, get to, live to, reach年屆⋯；活到⋯年齡；達到⋯年齡◇When you get to my age you get a different perspective on life.你到我這個年紀時就會對人生有不同的看法。◇She lived to the age of 75.她活到了 75 歲。➤act, feel, look做與年齡相符的事；感到上年紀；看上去有⋯年齡◇Act your age!別沒大沒小的！◇She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).她開始感到自己正在老去。➤lower, raise降低／提高⋯年齡◇The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years.選舉年齡從 21 歲降到了 18 歲。AGE + NOUN➤group, range年齡組；年齡範圍▸➤limit年齡限制PREPOSITION➤at a/the age在某一年齡◇At your age I had already started work.我像你這麼大的時候已經開始工作了。➤between the ages在⋯年齡之間◇children between the ages of five and eleven5 到 11 歲的兒童➤by the age到⋯年齡◇He could read by the age of four.他 4 歲就能認字了。➤for sb's age以某人的年齡來說◇He's quite a big boy for his age.以他的年齡來說，他個子算大了。➤over (the) age超過⋯年齡◇Twelve million people are over retirement age.1,200 萬人過了退休年齡。➤under age未到法定年齡的◇It is illegal to sell alcohol to children who are under age (= not legally old enough).向未到法定年齡的孩子售酒是非法的。➤under the age不足⋯年齡◇It is illegal to sell alcohol to children under the age of 18.向未滿 18 歲的孩子售酒是非法的。➤with age隨着年頭的增加◇A lot of wines improve with age.許多葡萄酒年頭越長，味道越好。➤age of⋯歲◇He left school at the age of 18.他 18 歲時畢業離校了。PHRASES➤the age of consent（對性行為可以自主的）同意年齡，承諾年齡◇The general age of consent for sexual activity is 16.性行為的同意年齡通常為 16 歲。➤sb's own age和某人年齡相當◇She needs a friend of her own age to play with.她需要一個同齡人一起玩。➤years of age⋯歲◇He's 20 years of age.他 20 歲。
age

noun²

 2period of history歷史時期ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤another, bygone, different另一個／過去的／不同的時代◇This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.這家別致的小旅館好像屬於另一個時代。➤Bronze, Ice, Stone青銅器／冰河／石器時代▸➤computer, digital, industrial, modern, nuclear, etc.計算機時代、數字時代、工業時代、現代、核時代等▸➤Elizabethan, Victorian, etc.伊麗莎白、維多利亞等時代▸➤golden黃金時代◇the golden age of Hollywood好萊塢的黃金時代PREPOSITION➤during the... age在⋯時代◇He lived during the Victorian age.他生活在維多利亞時代。➤in a/the age在⋯時代◇She lived in an age when few women became politicians.她生活在鮮有女性從政的時代。➤through the ages歷代◇an exhibition of Islamic art through the ages歷代伊斯蘭藝術展➤age of⋯時代◇the age of the computer計算機時代PHRASES➤in this day and age (= in the period we now live in) 在當今這個時代◇Why dress so formally in this day and age?都這年月了，怎麼還穿得這麼正式？
age

noun³

 3ages/an age (especially BrE) a very long time很長時間VERB + AGES/AN AGE | PHRASES VERB + AGES/AN AGE➤spend, take花費很長時間◇It took an age for us all to get on the boat.我們花了很長時間才全部上了船。PHRASES➤absolutely ages極長的時間◇I've been sitting here for absolutely ages.我在這兒坐了很久了。➤ages ago很久以前◇Carlos left ages ago.卡洛斯很久以前就走了。➤for ages好久◇We had to wait for ages!我們不得不等了很久！
age

verb

ADVERB➤a lot, really衰老了很多；十分衰老◇The shock has aged her a lot.這一打擊使她蒼老了很多。◇My mother has really aged since she got sick.我母親生病後非常衰老了。➤a little有點兒衰老◇He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了，也老點兒了。➤quickly, rapidly迅速／快速衰老◇a rapidly ageing / aging population迅速老化的人口➤prematurely過早衰老▸➤gracefully, well適度陳化；陳化得好◇This wine has not aged well.這種葡萄酒陳化得不夠好。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 363 COCA: 386
age noun
⇨ age (at the age of 18) ⇨ period (the nuclear age) ⇨ years (It's an age since I saw him.)age

noun

age ♦︎ generation ♦︎ age group ♦︎ peer groupThese are all words for the number of years that a person has lived, or a group of people who have lived for about the same number of years. 這些詞均表示年齡或同齡人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the younger / older generation / age group◆people of your own age / generation◆people of all ages / generations / age groups■ age [countable, uncountable] the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed; a particular period of a person's life 年齡；年齡段◆He left school at the age of 18.他18歲讀完中學。◆children from 5-10 years of age5到10歲的兒童◆When I was your age I was already married.我在你這個年紀已經結婚了。◆He started playing the piano at an early age.他幼年就開始彈鋼琴。◆She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).她開始感到自己上年紀了。◆ways of calculating the age of the earth計算地球年齡的方法◆15 is an awkward age.15歲是個尴尬的年齡。◆It was only now, in middle age, that she was beginning to enjoy life.直到現在，人到中年時，她才開始享受生活。◆He died of old age.他終其天年。■ generation [countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] all the people who were born at about the same time; a single stage in the history of a family; a group of people of similar age involved in a particular activity （統稱）一代人；（家族史中的）一代；一批（參與某活動的同齡人）◆The older generation tends to have more traditional views.老一輩人常常有較傳統的觀念。◆My generation has grown up without the experience of a world war.我們這一代人沒有經歷過世界大戰。◆I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.我常常想，後人將怎樣評價我們的努力。◆These stories were passed down from generation to generation.這些故事一代一代傳了下來。◆a first- / second-generation American (= a person whose family has lived in America for one / two generations) 第一代／第二代美國人◆She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates.她激勵了一整屆時裝學校的畢業生。   see also generation ⇨ period ■ ˈage group [countable] people of a similar age or within a particular range of ages 年齡組；年齡段◆men in the older age group較高年齡段的男性◆education for the 16-18 age group16至18歲年齡段的教育■ ˈpeer group [countable] a group of people of the same age or social status 同齡群體；社會地位相同的群體◆She gets on well with her peer group.她和同齡人相處融洽。◆He started smoking because of peer-group pressure.由於無法抗拒同侪壓力，他開始吸煙。   see also peer ⇨ peer NOTE 辨析 Generation, age group or peer group?Your generation is people who are nearer your age than your parents' or your children's ages. Your age group may be a much narrower range of ages: age group is often used in official forms and figures, and the exact range of ages may be stated. * generation指一代人，如你和你的父母、你和兒女分屬兩代人；age group所指年齡段更窄，常見於官方表格或數據，而且可能會具體說明所指年齡範圍◆the 16-18 generation/peer group Your peer group includes the people of your own age that you actually know and are influenced by. * peer group指那些與你同齡、你認識並受其影響的人◆She gets on well with her generation/age group.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 363 COCA: 386

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