age
- n.年龄;(历史上的)时代，时期;老年;年龄段;期;很长时间
- v.(使)成熟，变陈;变老;使变老;使苍老;使显老
复数： ages 过去式： aged 现在分词： aging;ageing 过去分词： aged 第三人称单数： ages
agenoun
年龄
the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed
He left school at the age of 18.
他18岁读完中学。
She needs more friends of her own age.
她需要更多的同龄朋友。
children from 5–10 years of age
5至10岁的儿童
Young people of all ages go there to meet.
不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。
When I was your age I was already married.
我在你这个年纪时已经结婚了。
He started playing the piano at an early age .
他幼年开始弹钢琴。
All ages admitted.
老幼均可入内。
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare.
12岁以上儿童须购全票。
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old) .
她开始感到自己上年纪了。
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age) .
以他的年龄，他算高个子。
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).
他们的年龄相差很大。
ways of calculating the age of the earth
计算地球年龄的方法
年龄段
a particular period of a person's life
middle age
中年
15 is an awkward age.
15岁是个尴尬的年纪。
He died of old age.
他终其天年。
（历史上的）时代，时期
a particular period of history
the nuclear age
核时代
the age of the computer
计算机时代
老年；陈年；破旧；老化
the state of being old
Wine improves with age .
陈酒味浓。
The jacket was showing signs of age.
这件夹克已露出破旧的痕迹。
the wisdom that comes with age
随着年龄而增加的智慧
很长时问
a very long time
I waited for ages .
我等了好长时间。
It'll probably take ages to find a parking space.
大概得老半天才能找到停车位。
Carlos left ages ago .
卡洛斯老早就离开了。
It's been an age since we've seen them.
我们有很长一段时间没有见到他们了。
期
a length of time which is a division of an epoch
to behave in a way that is suitable for sb of your age and not as though you were much younger
to seem as old as you really are and not younger or older
not legally old enough to do a particular thing
售香烟给未到法定年龄的儿童是非法的。
It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age.
used in polite expressions to describe sb as ‘very old’
他年事已高。
He was a man of advanced years.
Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself!
我虽说是黄昏暮年，也还懂得如何找乐儿！
if you talk about a person being of a certain age , you mean that they are no longer young but not yet old
这个节目中年观众感兴趣。
The show appeals to an audience of a certain age.
now, in the modern world
to realize that you are getting old, especially compared with people you are with who are younger than you
a great age
她终于在70岁高龄学会了开车。
She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70.
an age that is considered to be very old
他活到了91岁的高龄。
He lived to the ripe old age of 91.
verb
变老
to become older
As he aged, his memory got worse.
他随着年事增高，记忆力就变差了。
The population is aging (= more people are living longer) .
人口正在老龄化。
使显老；使变老；使苍老
to make sb/sth look, feel or seem older
The shock has aged her.
这次打击让她显得苍老了。
Exposure to the sun ages the skin.
太阳曝晒会使皮肤粗老。
（使）成熟，变陈
to develop in flavour over a period of time; to allow sth to do this
The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。
The wine is aged in oak casks.
这种酒是用栎木酒桶陈放的。
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N-VAR 年龄
Your age is the number of years that you have lived.She has a nephew who is just ten years of age...
她有一个才10岁的侄子。
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N-VAR 寿命
The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made.Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.
房间里的一切看起来都与这栋建筑物的存在年头很相称。
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N-UNCOUNT 老年；变老
Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older.Perhaps he has grown wiser with age...
可能随着年纪增长，他变聪明了。
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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.He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months...
他原来一直看起来很年轻，但最近几个月他显得老了。
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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.Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful...
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。
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N-COUNT （一）代；时代；时期
An age is a period in history....the age of steam and steel.
蒸汽和钢铁时代
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N-COUNT 很长的时间
You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time.He waited what seemed an age...
他等了似乎很长时间。
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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. -
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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.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。
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PHRASE 成年;达到法定年龄
When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult.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。
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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.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。
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- how long something has existed
- it was replaced because of its age
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- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- she was now of school age
- tall for his eld
- Synonym: eld
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- a late time of life
- old age is not for sissies
- he's showing his years
- age hasn't slowed him down at all
- a beard white with eld
- on the brink of geezerhood
- Synonym: old age years eld geezerhood
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- a prolonged period of time
- we've known each other for ages
- I haven't been there for years and years
- Synonym: long time years
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- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- we live in a litigious age
- Synonym: historic period
verb
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- grow old or older
- She aged gracefully
- we age every day--what a depressing thought!
- Young men senesce
- Synonym: senesce get on mature maturate
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- begin to seem older;get older
- The death of his wife caused him to age fast
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- make older
- The death of his child aged him tremendously
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The children are close to each other in age .
这些儿童彼此的年龄很接近。
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Last year , he was ranked second in his age group .
他去年在他的年龄段排名第二。
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They were both only 20 years of age .
他们两人都只有20岁。
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It 's been an age since we 've seen them .
我们有很长一段时间没有见到他们了。
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The car is in remarkably good condition for its age .
就车龄而论，这辆车的状况好极了。
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She entered public life at the age of 25 .
她25岁时开始了经常抛头露面的工作。
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The competition is open to young people under the age of 18 .
这项比赛让18岁以下的青少年参加。
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By the age of 21 he controlled the company .
他21岁就掌管了公司。
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Such problems are a universal feature of old age .
这类问题是老年人的通病。
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Young people of all ages go there to meet .
不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。
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Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself !
我虽说是黄昏暮年，也还懂得如何找乐儿！
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There 's an age difference of six years between the boys .
这两个男孩的年龄相差六岁。
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Old age can bring many problems .
人老麻烦多。
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Experience is what matters ─ age is of secondary importance .
重要的是经验——年龄是次要的。
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He was made professor at the age of 40 .
他40岁时成为教授。
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We cannot accept children above the age of 10 .
我们不能接受10岁以上的儿童。
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The village has a history going back to the Middle Ages .
这个村子的历史可追溯至中世纪。
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Please supply the following details : name , age and sex .
请提供下列具体情况：姓名、年龄及性别。
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Salary is a function of age and experience .
工资视乎年龄和经验而定。
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She needs more friends of her own age .
她需要更多的同龄朋友。
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We live in an age of rapid technological advance .
我们生活在技术迅猛发展的时代。
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In some sports you 're past it by the age of 25 .
在某些运动中，人过25岁就难有作为了。
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Entry is open to anyone over the age of 18 .
18岁以上的人均可参赛。
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Please state your name , age , and occupation .
请写明姓名、年龄和职业。
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Please state your name , age and occupation below .
请在下面写明姓名、年龄和职业。
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Children must attend school between the ages of 5 and 16 .
5到16岁的孩子必须上学。
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Personal characteristics , such as age and sex are taken into account .
个人的特征，如年龄和性别等，都要考虑进去。
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Their age can be determined by extrapolation from their growth rate .
它们的年龄可从其生长速度来推定。
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Many of them had been initiated into drug use at an early age .
他们中有很多人在早年就被教会了吸毒。
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She 's very active , considering her age .
就她的年龄来说，她是十分活跃的。
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