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age
n
1 [C, U] length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed 人所生活的或事物所存在的期间; 年龄; 年岁; 年纪; 寿命
What age is he? 他多大年纪?
He´s six years of age/six years old. 他六岁.
Their ages are two and ten. 他们的年龄是一个两岁, 一个十岁.
At what age did she retire? 她多少岁退休的?
I left school at the age of 18. 我中学毕业时18岁.
When I was your age... 当我像你这样年纪时...
We have a son your age. 我们有个儿子和你同岁.
He lived to a great age. 他活到很大年纪.
Geologists have calculated the age of the earth. 地质学家已经计算出了地球的年龄.
[attrib 作定语]
Anyone can enter the contest there´s no age limit, ie no one will be regarded as too old or too young. 任何人均可参加竞赛--无年龄限制. =>App 4 见附录4.
2 [U] latter part of life; old age 生命的後期; 老年; 晚年
the wisdom that comes with age 因年老而积累的智慧
His face was wrinkled with age. 他的脸因苍老而起皱.
Fine wine improves with age. 美酒陈年味更醇. Cf 参看 youth 1, 2.
3 [C] period of history with special characteristics or events （具有某种特徵或特殊事件的）历史时期; 时代
the Elizabethan Age, ie the time of Queen Elizabeth I of England 伊丽莎白时代（英国女王伊丽莎白一世的时代）
the modern age, the nuclear age, the age of the microchip 现代, 核子时代, 微晶片时代.
4 [C usu pl 通常作复数]
(infml 口) very long time 极长的时间; 很久
I waited (for) ages/an age. 我等候很久了.
It took (us) ages to find a place to park. （我们）找了好半天才找到个停车的地方.
5 (idm 习语) the age/years of discretion => discretion. at a tender age/of tender age => tender1. the awkward age => awkward. ,be/,come of `age reach the age at which one has an adult´s legal rights and obligations 成年; 达到法定年龄. ,be your `age (infml 口) (esp imperative 尤用於祈使语气) behave as sb of your age should and not as though you were much younger 年纪不小了（举止应与你年纪相称, 不要装成更小的样子）. feel one´s age => feel. in this day and age => day. ,look one´s `age seem as old as one really is 容貌与年龄相称
She doesn´t look her age at all, ie appears much younger than she really is. 她一点儿也不像那么大年纪（显得年轻得多）. (be) of an `age having reached an age when one should do sth 达到该做某事的年龄
He´s of an age when he ought to settle down. 他已经到了应该安顿下来的年龄了. of an `age with sb of the same age as sb 与某人同岁; 同庚. ,over `age too old 超龄. ,under `age not old enough; not yet adult 未到规定年龄; 未成年
You shouldn´t sell cigarettes to teenagers who are under age/to under-age teenagers. 你不应该把香烟卖给没到岁数的青少年.
age v (pres p ageing or aging, pp aged)
1
(a) [I] grow old; show signs of growing old 变老; 显老; 见老
He´s aged a lot recently. 他最近很见老.
She´s aging gracefully. 她老得有风韵.
(b) [Tn] cause (sb) to become old 使（某人）变老
Worry aged him rapidly. 忧虑使他老得很快.
I found her greatly aged. 我发现她老得多了.
2
(a) [I] become mature 变成熟; 变陈
allow wine to age 使酒变陈.
(b) [Tn] cause or allow (sth) to mature 使（某事物）成熟.
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