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age age ★★★★★/e͟ɪʤ/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	可变名词]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。At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg...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	可变名词]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。3[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]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。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	及物/不及物动词]（使）变老；（使）显老 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert.   [V]  [V n]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。He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him.他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。5[V-ERG	及物/不及物动词]（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.   [V-ed in]  [V]  [Also V n]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。Whisky loses strength as it ages.存放时间越久，威士忌的口味越淡。6[N-COUNT	可数名词]（一）代；时代；时期 An age is a period in history.   [usu with supp]...the age of steam and steel.蒸汽和钢铁时代...items of Bronze Age pottery.青铜器时代的陶器7[N-COUNT	可数名词]很长的时间 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time.   [INFORMAL 非正式]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。8See also:aged；ageing；coming of age；dark age；golden age；Ice Age；Iron Age；middle age；Stone Age；  9[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]  [disapproval]10[PHRASE	短语]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.   [V inflects]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	短语]成年；达到法定年龄 When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult.   [V inflects]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	短语]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.   [usu v-link PHR]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 age1 nounage2 verbageage1 /eɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1how old [countable, uncountable] the number of years someone has lived or something has existed → old:  Francis is the same age as me. Experts disagree over the age of the drawings. Dad retired at the age of 56.at age 5/18 etc In Britain, schooling starts at age 5.4/15 etc years of age (=4, 15 etc years old) She was just over 16 years of age.at my/your etc age (=when you are as old as me etc) At my age, it’s quite difficult getting up the stairs.over/under the age of 5/18 etc people over the age of 65for his/her etc age (=compared with other people of the same age) She’s tall for her age, isn’t she?RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use the expression how old …? rather than using the noun age: What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? | They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.2legal age [uncountable] the age when you are legally old enough to do something:  What’s the minimum age for getting a driver’s license? You’re not allowed to buy alcohol. You’re under age (=too young by law). The normal retirement age is 65.3period of life [countable, uncountable] one of the particular periods of someone’s life:  When you get to old age, everything seems to take longer. The early teens are often a difficult age.4being old [uncountable] the state of being old → youthwith age High blood pressure increases with age. Some of the furniture was showing signs of age.5period of history [countable usually singular] a particular period of history  SYN  era:  We are living in the age of technology. Molecular biology is pushing medicine into a new age. → in this day and ageat day(6)► see thesaurus at period6ages [plural] (also an age) especially British English informal a long time:  Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages. That recipe takes ages.it’s ages since/before/until etc something It’s ages since we’ve played that game.7come of age a)to reach the age when you are legally considered to be a responsible adult b)if something comes of age, it reaches a stage of development at which people accept it as being important, valuable etc:  During this period the movies really came of age as an art form. →New Age1, New Age2COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ageold age (=the time when you are old)· the problems of old agemiddle age (=between about 40 and 60)· He was in late middle age.a great/advanced age (=a very old age)· My aunt died at a great age.· Kirby is not alone in wanting to run his own business at an advanced age.a difficult/awkward age (=used mainly about the time when people are teenagers)· 13 – 16 is often a difficult age.retirement age· The risk of experiencing poverty is much greater for those over retirement age.school age· Children should start doing homework as they approach high school age.school-leaving age British English· The government is proposing to raise the minimum school-leaving age.the legal age· In the US,  the legal age for drinking alcohol is 21.the minimum age· 16 years is the minimum age to drive a car.the voting age· plans to bring down the voting age from 18 to 16the marrying age· She was 28 – long past the usual marrying age.phrasesfrom an early/young age· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.at an early/young age· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.somebody (of) your own age· He needs to find people his own age.of childbearing age (=at the age when a woman can have children)· It is against the law to refuse to employ a woman of childbearing age because she may become pregnant.of working age· 55 percent of the people are of working age.the age of consent (=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.age + NOUNan age group/bracket/range· Men in the 50–65 age group are most at risk from heart disease.· The school takes in children from the seven to eleven age range.an age limit· There’s no upper age limit for drivers.age discrimination· laws against age discrimination in the workplaceverbsget to/reach/live to a particular age· One in three children here die before they reach the age of 5.· The number of people living to to the age of 80 has doubled in the last fifty years.lower/raise the age (=at which something can be done)· The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age.act your age (=behave in the way that a person of your age should behave)· It’s time he started acting his age.ask/say your age (=ask or say how old you are)· It’s rude to ask a woman her age.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5the Ice Age (=one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when ice covered many northern countries)the Stone Age (=the very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Bronze Age (=the period of time, between about 6,000 and 4,000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Iron Age (=the period of time, about 3,000 years ago, when iron was first used for making tools, weapons etc)the Middle Ages (=the period in European history between about 1100 and 1500 AD)the Dark Ages (=the period in European history from 476 AD to about 1000 AD)the Elizabethan age (=the period 1558–1603 when Elizabeth I was queen of England)the Victorian age (=the period 1837–1901 when Victoria was queen of England)the industrial age (=the time during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when goods or substances such as coal and steel were first produced in large quantities using machines)the modern age (=from the 20th century until the present)· the technical and scientific achievements that ushered in the modern agethe space age (=since vehicles were able to travel in space)the nuclear age (=since nuclear energy was used for weapons or energy)the computer age (=since computers became widely used)· the modern computer agethe information age (=since the Internet has become widely used)· Business has had to evolve in the information age.a golden age (=a time of great happiness or success)· a television show from the golden age of British comedya new age (=a time when things are better than they were in the past)· Supporters see the coming season as the dawning of a new age for the club.age1 nounage2 verbageage2 ●●○ verb (present participle aging or ageing British English)  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to start looking older or to make someone or something look older:  He was worried to see how much she’d aged. The experience had aged him in advance of his years.2[intransitive] to become older:  The buildings are ageing, and some are unsafe.3[intransitive, transitive] to improve and develop in taste over a period of time, or to allow food or alcohol to do this  SYN  mature:  Cheddar cheese ages well. The whisky is aged for at least ten years.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EUgycfe9l6LuC3rBo5IzbIFellARfnzfVBxnUMqCnaUFDo2xeBfJkahoqF9MTCo02YcQM389fEu3njDUyr67W/GhfqUq2wtUKatHzzKyPlBwr5By74nxRqLubK/Ae8O1W0kFWliIJsmA/0zne9ArW1mSR/xNW6mpg7ltI3RkCqI+Uq1GUMjqv+SYmOEbpwlgLw==             age              ★                    /        eɪdʒ                ;          NAmE                eɪdʒ                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            age      ages      aged      ageing                            noun        ★                                  1      ★              [countable            ,       uncountable        ]                    the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed          年龄                            ◆        He left school          at the age of18.                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 of12 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 gapbetween 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                    2      ★              [uncountable            ,       countable        ]                    a particular period of a person's life          年龄段                            ◆        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。                    ☞see also                                            the third age                                                  3      ★              [countable        ]                    a particular period of history          （历史上的）时代，时期                            ◆        the nuclear age        核时代                    ◆        the age of the computer        计算机时代                    ☞see also                                            Bronze Age                                      ,                                            Iron Age                                      ,                                            New Age                                      ,                                            Stone Age                                                  4      ★              [uncountable        ]                    the state of being old          老年；陈年；破旧；老化                            ◆        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                    5      ★      ages              [plural        ]                    (        also        an age                  [singular          ]                )                    (          informal) (          especially BrE)                a very long time          很长时问                            ◆        I waited          for ages.                我等了好长时间。                    ◆        It'll probably          take agesto 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。                    6              [countable        ]                    (          geology            地          )                a length of time which is a spanision of an          epoch          期                            IDIOMS              ˌbe/ˌact your ˈage                              to behave in a way that is suitable for sb of your age and not as though you were much younger              行为和年龄相称；举止不再有孩子气                                                  ˌcome of ˈage                  1                      when a person              comes of age,they reach the age when they have an adult's legal rights and responsibilities              成年；达到法定年龄                                            ☞see also                                                            coming of age                                                                              2                      if sth              comes of age,it reaches the stage of development at which people accept and value it              成熟；发达                                                  ˌlook your ˈage                              to seem as old as you really are and not younger or older              容貌与年龄相当                                                  ˌunder ˈage                              not legally old enough to do a particular thing              未到法定年龄                                            ◆            It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age.            售香烟给未到法定年龄的儿童是非法的。                                ☞see also                                                            underage                                                                                ☞more at                                    advanced                              ,                                    certain                                   adj.            ,                                    day                              ,                                    feel                                   v.            ,                                    grand                                   adj.            ,                                    ripe                                                    verb                    (              ag·ing        ,        aged        ,        aged            )                      HELP       In      BrEthe present participle can also be spelled      age·ing.      英式英语中，现在分词也可拼作 ageing。              1              [intransitive        ]                    to become older          变老                            ◆        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。                    2              [transitive        ]                    to make sb/sth look, feel or seem older          使显老；使变老；使苍老                            agesb                    ◆        The shock has aged her.        这次打击让她显得苍老了。                    agesth                    ◆        Exposure to the sun ages the skin.        太阳曝晒会使皮肤粗老。                    3              [intransitive            ,       transitive        ]                    to develop in flavour over a period of time; to allow sth to do this          （使）成熟，变陈                            SYN                                            mature                                                  ◆        The cheese is left to age for at least a year.        这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。                    agesth                    ◆        The wine is aged in oak casks.        这种酒是用栎木酒桶放陈的。                        COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配                                      The ages of life            年龄段                    Childhood/youth            童年／青年时期                                ■                          be born and raised/bredin Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family              在牛津出生并长大；在一个富裕／中产阶级家庭出生并长大                                            ■                          havea happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood              有一个幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年                                            ■                          grow upin a musical family/an orphanage; on a farm              成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场                                            ■                          be/grow upan only child (= with no brothers or sisters)              是独生子                                            ■                          reach/hit/enter/go throughadolescence/puberty              进入／经历青春期                                            ■                          be inyour teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties              十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁                                            ■                          undergo/experiencephysical/psychological changes              经历生理／心理变化                                            ■                          give in to/succumb to/resistpeer pressure              屈服于／顶住同辈的压力                                            ■                          assertyour independence/inspaniduality              维护独立／个性                                Adulthood            成年                                ■                          leaveschool/university/home              离开学校／大学／家                                            ■                          go out towork (at sixteen)              （16 岁）投身工作                                            ■                          get/finda job/partner              找到工作／伴侣                                            ■                          be/getengaged/married              订婚；结婚                                            ■                          have/geta wife/husband/mortgage/steady job              有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作                                            ■                          settle down and havekids/children/a family              安定下来并生儿育女                                            ■                          begin/start/launch/builda career (in politics/science/the music industry)              开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯                                            ■                          prove (to be)/represent/mark/reacha (major) turning point for sb/in your life/career              最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人／某人人生／某人职业生涯的（重要）转折点                                            ■                          reach/be well into/settle intomiddle age              进入／安度中年                                            ■                          have/suffer/go througha midlife crisis              经历中年危机                                            ■                          take/considerearly retirement              提前退休；考虑提前退休                                            ■                          approach/announce/enjoyyour retirement              临近／宣布／享受退休                                Old age            老年                                ■                          have/see/spend time withyour grandchildren              有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光                                            ■                          take up/pursue/developa hobby              开始／追求／培养一种爱好                                            ■                          get/receive/draw/collect/live ona pension              得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活                                            ■                          approach/save for/die fromold age              临近晚年；存钱养老；老死                                            ■                          live toa ripe old age              高寿                                            ■                          reachthe grand old age of 102/23 (              often ironic)              活到 102 ／ 23 岁高龄（常作反语）                                            ■                          be/become/be getting/be goingsenile (              often ironic)              变得衰老（常作反语）                                            ■                          die (peacefully)/pass awayin your sleep/after a brief illness              睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世                                                      age              /        eɪdʒ                ;          NAmE                eɪdʒ                /             age[eɪdʒ]aged, ageing, agesCET4CET6TEM4考研n3861121521397413378276522483532313v39347787778828244418301907NOUN4523219151VERB3478321117Spoken:532117693aged[4852] ageing[822] ages[16037] aging[2535]年龄(69%)，时代(25%)，时期(5%)，长时间(1%)n.年龄；时代；寿命，使用年限；阶段vt.使成熟；使变老，使上年纪vi.成熟；变老n.(Age)人名；(瑞典)阿格；(日)扬 (姓)；(西、荷)阿赫

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Collins	age ★★★★★ /e͟ɪʤ/ 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 可变名词]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。 At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg... 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 可变名词]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。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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。 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 及物/不及物动词]（使）变老；（使）显老 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert. [V] [V n] 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。 He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him. 他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。 5 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（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. [V-ed in] [V] [Also V n] 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。 Whisky loses strength as it ages. 存放时间越久，威士忌的口味越淡。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（一）代；时代；时期 An age is a period in history. [usu with supp] ...the age of steam and steel. 蒸汽和钢铁时代 ...items of Bronze Age pottery. 青铜器时代的陶器 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]很长的时间 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time. [INFORMAL 非正式] 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。 8 See also:aged ；ageing ；coming of age ；dark age ；golden age ；Ice Age ；Iron Age ；middle age ；Stone Age ； 9 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] [disapproval] 10 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] 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 短语]成年；达到法定年龄 When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult. [V inflects] 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 短语]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. [usu v-link PHR] 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
Oxford	age ★ / eɪdʒ ; NAmE eɪdʒ / noun , verb age ages aged ageing noun ★ 1 ★ [countable , uncountable ] the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed 年龄 ◆ He left school at the age of18. 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 of12 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 gapbetween 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 2 ★ [uncountable , countable ] a particular period of a person's life 年龄段 ◆ 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。 ☞see also the third age 3 ★ [countable ] a particular period of history （历史上的）时代，时期 ◆ the nuclear age 核时代 ◆ the age of the computer 计算机时代 ☞see also Bronze Age , Iron Age , New Age , Stone Age 4 ★ [uncountable ] the state of being old 老年；陈年；破旧；老化 ◆ 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 5 ★ ages [plural ] ( also an age [singular ] ) ( informal) ( especially BrE) a very long time 很长时问 ◆ I waited for ages. 我等了好长时间。 ◆ It'll probably take agesto 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。 6 [countable ] ( geology 地 ) a length of time which is a spanision of an epoch 期 IDIOMS ˌbe/ˌact your ˈage to behave in a way that is suitable for sb of your age and not as though you were much younger 行为和年龄相称；举止不再有孩子气 ˌcome of ˈage 1 when a person comes of age,they reach the age when they have an adult's legal rights and responsibilities 成年；达到法定年龄 ☞see also coming of age 2 if sth comes of age,it reaches the stage of development at which people accept and value it 成熟；发达 ˌlook your ˈage to seem as old as you really are and not younger or older 容貌与年龄相当 ˌunder ˈage not legally old enough to do a particular thing 未到法定年龄 ◆ It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age. 售香烟给未到法定年龄的儿童是非法的。 ☞see also underage ☞more at advanced , certain adj. , day , feel v. , grand adj. , ripe verb ( ag·ing , aged , aged ) HELP In BrEthe present participle can also be spelled age·ing. 英式英语中，现在分词也可拼作 ageing。 1 [intransitive ] to become older 变老 ◆ 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。 2 [transitive ] to make sb/sth look, feel or seem older 使显老；使变老；使苍老 agesb ◆ The shock has aged her. 这次打击让她显得苍老了。 agesth ◆ Exposure to the sun ages the skin. 太阳曝晒会使皮肤粗老。 3 [intransitive , transitive ] to develop in flavour over a period of time; to allow sth to do this （使）成熟，变陈 SYN mature ◆ The cheese is left to age for at least a year. 这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。 agesth ◆ The wine is aged in oak casks. 这种酒是用栎木酒桶放陈的。 COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配 The ages of life 年龄段 Childhood/youth 童年／青年时期 ■ be born and raised/bredin Oxford; into a wealthy/middle-class family 在牛津出生并长大；在一个富裕／中产阶级家庭出生并长大 ■ havea happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood 有一个幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 ■ grow upin a musical family/an orphanage; on a farm 成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 ■ be/grow upan only child (= with no brothers or sisters) 是独生子 ■ reach/hit/enter/go throughadolescence/puberty 进入／经历青春期 ■ be inyour teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties 十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 ■ undergo/experiencephysical/psychological changes 经历生理／心理变化 ■ give in to/succumb to/resistpeer pressure 屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 ■ assertyour independence/inspaniduality 维护独立／个性 Adulthood 成年 ■ leaveschool/university/home 离开学校／大学／家 ■ go out towork (at sixteen) （16 岁）投身工作 ■ get/finda job/partner 找到工作／伴侣 ■ be/getengaged/married 订婚；结婚 ■ have/geta wife/husband/mortgage/steady job 有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 ■ settle down and havekids/children/a family 安定下来并生儿育女 ■ begin/start/launch/builda career (in politics/science/the music industry) 开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 ■ prove (to be)/represent/mark/reacha (major) turning point for sb/in your life/career 最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人／某人人生／某人职业生涯的（重要）转折点 ■ reach/be well into/settle intomiddle age 进入／安度中年 ■ have/suffer/go througha midlife crisis 经历中年危机 ■ take/considerearly retirement 提前退休；考虑提前退休 ■ approach/announce/enjoyyour retirement 临近／宣布／享受退休 Old age 老年 ■ have/see/spend time withyour grandchildren 有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 ■ take up/pursue/developa hobby 开始／追求／培养一种爱好 ■ get/receive/draw/collect/live ona pension 得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 ■ approach/save for/die fromold age 临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 ■ live toa ripe old age 高寿 ■ reachthe grand old age of 102/23 ( often ironic) 活到 102 ／ 23 岁高龄（常作反语） ■ be/become/be getting/be goingsenile ( often ironic) 变得衰老（常作反语） ■ die (peacefully)/pass awayin your sleep/after a brief illness 睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世 age / eɪdʒ ; 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LDC	age1 noun age2 verb ageage1 /eɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1how old [countable, uncountable] the number of years someone has lived or something has existed → old: Francis is the same age as me. Experts disagree over the age of the drawings. Dad retired at the age of 56.at age 5/18 etc In Britain, schooling starts at age 5.4/15 etc years of age (=4, 15 etc years old) She was just over 16 years of age.at my/your etc age (=when you are as old as me etc) At my age, it’s quite difficult getting up the stairs.over/under the age of 5/18 etc people over the age of 65for his/her etc age (=compared with other people of the same age) She’s tall for her age, isn’t she?RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use the expression how old …? rather than using the noun age: What age is your brother? ➔ How old is your brother? \| They asked me my age. ➔ They asked me how old I was.2legal age [uncountable] the age when you are legally old enough to do something: What’s the minimum age for getting a driver’s license? You’re not allowed to buy alcohol. You’re under age (=too young by law). The normal retirement age is 65.3period of life [countable, uncountable] one of the particular periods of someone’s life: When you get to old age, everything seems to take longer. The early teens are often a difficult age.4being old [uncountable] the state of being old → youthwith age High blood pressure increases with age. Some of the furniture was showing signs of age.5period of history [countable usually singular] a particular period of history SYN era: We are living in the age of technology. Molecular biology is pushing medicine into a new age. → in this day and age at day(6) ► see thesaurus at period 6ages [plural] (also an age) especially British English informal a long time: Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages. That recipe takes ages.it’s ages since/before/until etc something It’s ages since we’ve played that game.7come of age a)to reach the age when you are legally considered to be a responsible adult b)if something comes of age, it reaches a stage of development at which people accept it as being important, valuable etc: During this period the movies really came of age as an art form. → New Age1 , New Age2 COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1, 2 & 3ADJECTIVES/NOUN + ageold age (=the time when you are old)· the problems of old agemiddle age (=between about 40 and 60)· He was in late middle age.a great/advanced age (=a very old age)· My aunt died at a great age.· Kirby is not alone in wanting to run his own business at an advanced age.a difficult/awkward age (=used mainly about the time when people are teenagers)· 13 – 16 is often a difficult age.retirement age· The risk of experiencing poverty is much greater for those over retirement age.school age· Children should start doing homework as they approach high school age.school-leaving age British English· The government is proposing to raise the minimum school-leaving age.the legal age· In the US, the legal age for drinking alcohol is 21.the minimum age· 16 years is the minimum age to drive a car.the voting age· plans to bring down the voting age from 18 to 16the marrying age· She was 28 – long past the usual marrying age.phrasesfrom an early/young age· She’d been playing the piano from a very early age.at an early/young age· Kids can start learning a second language at a young age.somebody (of) your own age· He needs to find people his own age.of childbearing age (=at the age when a woman can have children)· It is against the law to refuse to employ a woman of childbearing age because she may become pregnant.of working age· 55 percent of the people are of working age.the age of consent (=when you are legally allowed to marry or have sex)· At 15, the girl was under the age of consent.age + NOUNan age group/bracket/range· Men in the 50–65 age group are most at risk from heart disease.· The school takes in children from the seven to eleven age range.an age limit· There’s no upper age limit for drivers.age discrimination· laws against age discrimination in the workplaceverbsget to/reach/live to a particular age· One in three children here die before they reach the age of 5.· The number of people living to to the age of 80 has doubled in the last fifty years.lower/raise the age (=at which something can be done)· The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.look/feel your age (=look or feel as old as you really are)· The singer is 46, but she doesn’t look her age at all.· I keep getting aches in my legs and I’m starting to feel my age.act your age (=behave in the way that a person of your age should behave)· It’s time he started acting his age.ask/say your age (=ask or say how old you are)· It’s rude to ask a woman her age.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 5the Ice Age (=one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when ice covered many northern countries)the Stone Age (=the very early time in human history, when only stone was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Bronze Age (=the period of time, between about 6,000 and 4,000 years ago, when bronze was used for making tools, weapons etc)the Iron Age (=the period of time, about 3,000 years ago, when iron was first used for making tools, weapons etc)the Middle Ages (=the period in European history between about 1100 and 1500 AD)the Dark Ages (=the period in European history from 476 AD to about 1000 AD)the Elizabethan age (=the period 1558–1603 when Elizabeth I was queen of England)the Victorian age (=the period 1837–1901 when Victoria was queen of England)the industrial age (=the time during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when goods or substances such as coal and steel were first produced in large quantities using machines)the modern age (=from the 20th century until the present)· the technical and scientific achievements that ushered in the modern agethe space age (=since vehicles were able to travel in space)the nuclear age (=since nuclear energy was used for weapons or energy)the computer age (=since computers became widely used)· the modern computer agethe information age (=since the Internet has become widely used)· Business has had to evolve in the information age.a golden age (=a time of great happiness or success)· a television show from the golden age of British comedya new age (=a time when things are better than they were in the past)· Supporters see the coming season as the dawning of a new age for the club. age1 noun age2 verb ageage2 ●●○ verb (present participle aging or ageing British English) Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1[intransitive, transitive] to start looking older or to make someone or something look older: He was worried to see how much she’d aged. The experience had aged him in advance of his years.2[intransitive] to become older: The buildings are ageing, and some are unsafe.3[intransitive, transitive] to improve and develop in taste over a period of time, or to allow food or alcohol to do this SYN mature: Cheddar cheese ages well. The whisky is aged for at least ten years.
WDF	age [eɪdʒ]aged, ageing, ages CET4CET6TEM4考研 n386 112152 13974 13378 27652 24835 32313 v3934 7787 778 828 2444 1830 1907 NOUN452 3219151 VERB3478 321117 Spoken: 532117693 aged[4852] ageing[822] ages[16037] aging[2535] 年龄(69%)，时代(25%)，时期(5%)，长时间(1%) n.年龄；时代；寿命，使用年限；阶段 vt.使成熟；使变老，使上年纪 vi.成熟；变老 n.(Age)人名；(瑞典)阿格；(日)扬 (姓)；(西、荷)阿赫

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