| 词汇 | age |
| 释义 | age noun uk /eɪdʒ/ us /eɪdʒ/ agenoun (TIME SPENT ALIVE)A1[ C or U ] the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed: 年龄，年纪;存在时间 Do you know the age of that building?你知道那座楼的历史有多久吗？ What age (= how old) is your brother?你弟弟多大了？ about someone's ageI'd guess she's about my age (= she is about as old as I am).我猜她和我年龄差不多。 years of ageShe was 74 years of age when she wrote her first novel.她写第一部小说时是74岁。 at the age ofHe left home at the age of 16.他16岁时离开了家。 at someone's ageI was married with four children at your age.像你这么大的时候我已经结了婚并且有了4个孩子。 feel your ageI'm really beginning to feel my age (= feel old).我真的开始觉得老了。 look your ageShe's starting to look her age. His girlfriend's twice his age (= twice as old as he is).他的女朋友年龄比他大一倍。 act your age! said to someone to tell them to stop behaving like someone who is much younger: 别孩子气！成熟点吧！ Boys, act your age, please! the age of consent the age at which someone is considered by the law to be old enough to agree to have sex with someone: （可发生性行为的）法定年龄 Each state's laws determine the age of consent. Prokofiev started composing at the age of five.普罗科菲耶夫5岁就开始作曲了。 She's getting very forgetful in her old age.她老了，变得非常健忘。 He's very mature for his age.就他的年纪而言，他已非常成熟。 He became a professional athlete at the age of 16.16岁时他成了一名职业运动员。 Hilary's the same age as me.希拉里和我同岁。 Describing age & birthdays advanced age group age limit aged baby boomer going on gone grown up knock millennial nonagenarian ripe sexagenarian sixties something spring chicken sweet sixteen teens twenties twinkle agenoun (PERIOD)B1[ C ] a particular period in time: 时代；时期 the Victorian age维多利亚时代 the modern age现代 the nuclear age核时代 the age of imperialism帝国主义时代 It's time this company moved into the computer age. The neolithic period is sometimes called the new stone age.新石器时代（the neolithic period）有时被称为 new stone age。 Service industries such as tourism have become more important in the post-industrial age.旅游业等服务行业在后工业化时代变得愈发重要了。 Rousseau, that great prophet of the modern age卢梭，当代伟大的倡导者 Periods of time - general words at/in one sittingidiom chapter day digital age duration fixed-term leeway life course life cycle lifetime making period session sleep spasm standing time frame time lag time span timescale agenoun (LONG TIME)agesB1[ plural ]informal(also mainly UKan age[ S ]) a very long time: 极长的一段时间 take agesIt takes ages to cook.做饭要花很长时间。 agenoun (BEING OLD)C2[ U ] the fact of being or getting older: 年老;衰老;老化;陈年 with ageHer back was bent with age.随着年事增高，她的背驼了。 This cheese/wine improves with age.这种奶酪／酒放的时间越长越好。 Her temper hasn't improved with age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好！ Sunbathing can prematurely age and wrinkle the skin.日光浴会使皮肤提早老化、产生皱纹。 She's aged a lot since we last saw her. The death of his wife had aged him greatly. A great deal of research has examined the effects of ageing on our physical and mental capacities. The whisky is aged for at least two years in oak barrels. Describing age & birthdays advanced age group age limit aged baby boomer going on gone grown up knock millennial nonagenarian ripe sexagenarian sixties something spring chicken sweet sixteen teens twenties twinkle GrammarAge We use age as a noun to refer to how many years someone has lived: … Idiomcome of age age verb[ I or T ] uk /eɪdʒ/ us /eɪdʒ/present participleUKageing or USaging | past tense and past participleaged If someone ages or something ages them, they look older: 衰老，使…显得苍老 She's aged since the last time we met.她显得比我们上次见面时老了。 to develop in flavour or leave something to do this: （使）发酵，（使）变陈 The brandy is aged in oak for ten years.这种白兰地在橡木桶中陈酿了10年。 Sunbathing can prematurely age and wrinkle the skin.日光浴会使皮肤提早老化、产生皱纹。 She's aged a lot since we last saw her. The death of his wife had aged him greatly. A great deal of research has examined the effects of ageing on our physical and mental capacities. The whisky is aged for at least two years in oak barrels. The elderly advanced advancing aged ageism ageist crock geriatrics gerontological gerontologist gerontology golden oldie infirmity old-timer oldie pension fund pensioner rest home the gray dollar the grey market the grey pound Phrasal verbage out -age suffix uk / -ɪdʒ/ us / -ɪdʒ/ -agesuffix (ACTION)used to form nouns that refer to the action or result of something: （构成名词，表示动作或结果） blockage阻塞 shrinkage收缩 wastage浪费 All breakages must be paid for.损毁东西必须赔偿。 Outcomes and consequences adverse effect adversely affected aftereffect aftermath as a consequence of something/doing something end result exercise in something fallout first fruit implication in ironic irony ramification repercussion resultant resultantly resulting sequel éclat -agesuffix (STATE)used to form nouns that refer to a state or condition: （构成名词，表示状态或状况） bondage束缚 marriage婚姻 shortage短缺 Conditions and characteristics -ance -ancy -ibility ability adverse conditions ambience appearance aspect have it in youidiom hood humanity in presentation respect shape trappings unaffiliated undercurrent vibe vibe check -agesuffix (PLACE)used to form nouns that are names of places: （构成名词，表示地方） orphanage孤儿院 vicarage教区牧师住宅 Names and titles A.N. Other aka alias appellation aptly named forename form of address given name good name identity pet name place name pseudonym pseudonymity pseudonymous unchristened under the name ofidiom unidentified unnamed untitled age | American Dictionaryage noun us/eɪdʒ/ agenoun (TIME SPENT ALIVE)the length of time someone has been alive or something has existed: [ C ]At age 24 he won a starring role in his first movie. [ U ]She was 74 years of age when she wrote her first novel. The program is aimed at viewers in the 18-to-30 age group. agenoun (PERIOD)[ C ] a particular period in time: the modern/industrial/Victorian age age verb[ I/T ] us/eɪdʒ/ ageverb[I/T] (TIME SPENT ALIVE)to become or appear old, or to cause someone to appear old: [ I ]She’s aged a lot since the last time we met. Note:usually said about a person To age food or drink is to give it time to become ripe or develop a full flavor: [ T ]The cheese is aged for three to six months. Examples of ageage A group of 16 children were studied between 11 and 79 months of age. The majority (76%) of the social workers were female, whose average age was 43 years. The corresponding age difference for women was 2-3 years. The children were aged 4;10 at the beginning of the study. Two-thirds were aged 40-49 years, 30 per cent were 50-59 years, and only 5 per cent aged 60 years or more. The average age of the two groups was not significantly different. Correction was done between 3 months and 7 years of age. Their age varied between 4 days and 3 years. The age of the supracrustal rocks is unknown. They were adults from twenty-one to thirty-five years of age. The age at onset was between 44 and 73 years. There was a difference of about a year in average age. The majority of women (55-4 %) were aged 17-25 years. By 4 years of age the weight distribution of these children was relatively poor. Deductions about orientation and orientation response of infants aged 1^% to years. See all examples of 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. Collocations withageageThese are words often used in combination with age. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. advanced age The propensity to move declines steadily with advancedage. age category There were no statistically significant interactions between study group and agecategory or rank. age cohort The agecohort-wise regressions offer some further interesting insights. 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. See all collocations with age |
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