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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 363 COCA: 386
age
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,主要用于美国英语。
1 N-VAR 年龄 Your age is the number of years that you have lived. 年龄
  • She has a nephew who is just ten years of age.

    她有一个才10岁的侄子。

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

    16岁时,他就有资格进入汉堡大学。

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

    我钦佩他这般年纪就如此自信。

2 N-VAR 寿命 The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made. 寿命
  • Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building. [+ of]

    房间里的一切看起来都与这栋建筑物的存在年头很相称。

3 N-UNCOUNT 老年;变老 Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older. 老年;变老
  • Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.

    可能随着年纪增长,他变聪明了。

  • The fabric was showing signs of age.

    这块衣料可以看出岁月留下的痕迹。

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

    岁月最无情的痕迹留在了那块看起来明显很古老的织物上。

4 V-ERG (使)变老;(使)显老 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert. (使)变老;(使)显老
  • He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months. [VERB]

    他原来一直看起来很年轻,但最近几个月他显得老了。

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

    他虽然只有三十五六岁,但忧虑让他很显老。

SYN grow old, decline, weather, fade
5 V-ERG (使)变陈;(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)变陈;(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经历了至少10年的酝酿期,所以口味极佳。

  • Whisky loses strength as it ages. [VERB]

    存放时间越久,威士忌的口味越淡。

6 N-COUNT (一)代;时代;时期 An age is a period in history. (一)代;时代;时期
  • ...the age of steam and steel. [+ of]

    蒸汽和钢铁时代

  • ...items of Bronze Age pottery.

    青铜器时代的陶器

SYN time, day(s), period, generation
7 N-COUNT 很长的时间 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time. 很长的时间 [informal]
  • He waited what seemed an age.

    他等了似乎很长时间。

  • The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.

    公共汽车过了很长时间才来。

SYN a long time, years, forever, a lifetime
9 PHRASE 举止和年龄相称 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. 举止和年龄相称 [disapproval]
10 PHRASE 成熟;发达 If something comes of age, it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people. 成熟;发达
  • Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.

    回收利用是上个十年中被英国民众广泛认可的观念。

11 PHRASE 成年;达到法定年龄 When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult. 成年;达到法定年龄
  • The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age.

    在埃迪达到法定年龄之前,该公司将委托他人代为经营。

12 PHRASE 未到合法年龄的;未成年的 Someone who is under age is not legally old enough to do something, for example to buy an alcoholic drink. 未到合法年龄的;未成年的
  • Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her.

    因为她还未成年,她的父母仍然应为她负责。

  • ...under age smoking.

    未成年吸烟

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 ADJECTIVEearly, 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 + AGEattain, 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 + NOUNgroup, range年齡組;年齡範圍limit年齡限制PREPOSITIONat 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。PHRASESthe 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 ADJECTIVEanother, 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PREPOSITIONduring 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PHRASESin 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 AGEspend, 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。PHRASESabsolutely 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

ADVERBa 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. 这些词均表示年龄或同龄人。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配the younger / older generation / age grouppeople of your own age / generationpeople 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 年龄;年龄段He left school at the age of 18.他18岁读完中学。children from 5-10 years of age5到10岁的儿童When I was your age I was already married.我在你这个年纪已经结婚了。He started playing the piano at an early age.他幼年就开始弹钢琴。She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).她开始感到自己上年纪了。ways of calculating the age of the earth计算地球年龄的方法15 is an awkward age.15岁是个尴尬的年龄。It was only now, in middle age, that she was beginning to enjoy life.直到现在,人到中年时,她才开始享受生活。He died of old age.他终其天年。 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 (统称)一代人;(家族史中的)一代;一批(参与某活动的同龄人)The older generation tends to have more traditional views.老一辈人常常有较传统的观念。My generation has grown up without the experience of a world war.我们这一代人没有经历过世界大战。I often wonder what future generations will make of our efforts.我常常想,后人将怎样评价我们的努力。These stories were passed down from generation to generation.这些故事一代一代传了下来。a first- / second-generation American (= a person whose family has lived in America for one / two generations) 第一代/第二代美国人She has inspired a whole generation of fashion school graduates.她激励了一整届时装学校的毕业生。 see also generation period ˈage group [countable] people of a similar age or within a particular range of ages 年龄组;年龄段men in the older age group较高年龄段的男性education for the 16-18 age group16至18岁年龄段的教育 ˈpeer group [countable] a group of people of the same age or social status 同龄群体;社会地位相同的群体She gets on well with her peer group.她和同龄人相处融洽。He started smoking because of peer-group pressure.由于无法抗拒同侪压力,他开始吸烟。 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、你和儿女分属两代人;age group所指年龄段更窄,常见于官方表格或数据,而且可能会具体说明所指年龄范围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指那些与你同龄、你认识并受其影响的人She gets on well with her generation/age group.

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