| 词汇 | ripe-old-age |
| 释义 | a ripe old ageidiom the condition of being very old; used especially to talk about someone who has a long healthy life: 高龄;高寿 I'm sure he'll live to a ripe old age.我肯定他会高寿的。 My grandmother died at the ripe old age of 92.我祖母在92岁高龄时去世。 The elderly advanced advancing age aged ageism crock gaffer geriatrics gerontological gerontologist gerontology golden oldie infirmity old people's home old-timer oldie pension fund pensioner the gray dollar the grey market You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing age & birthdays Examples of a ripe old agea ripe old age Whatever her chance was of surviving to aripeoldage before the experiment, that chance is lower now. More people live to aripeoldage nowadays, but at that period of life all sorts of illnesses, not necessarily fatal illnesses, may occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I welcome the fact that my parents have been able to live to aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is happening is not so much that people are living longer but that more people are living to aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of us who will reach aripeoldage is growing significantly year by year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all want to reach aripeoldage, but not to be lonely and at the margins of society. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English From now on they will live to aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems absurd to condemn as unfit for human habitation a cottage in which successive generations have lived to aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I benefited from that prudence, inheriting a small income when she died at aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the other fellow who enjoys his work is venerated and lives to aripeoldage, which is his reward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No one is going to tell me that those men are enjoying aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We can all look forward, if that is the right expression, not only to aripeoldage but to the risk of the disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the characteristics of life is that we all want to live as long as possible and to aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She must be aripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may very well be that he prefers not to insure his life, lives to aripeoldage, and then dies, and is succeeded by his son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of a ripe old age These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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