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age n.年龄；时代；时期；长时间v.（使）变老；（使）陈化 (1) 你多大年纪？(2) 这孩子正处于易受影响的年龄。(3) 我们生活在工业技术时代。(4) 罗马帝国的全盛期是在奥古斯都时代。(5) 每个文明都有它的鼎盛时期。(6) 我好久没见到你了。(7) 忧虑催人老。(8) 他妻子的死使他变老了许多。(9) 酒被放进橡木桶中变陈。(10) 这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。 You can also talk about a stage of life or an era in history as an age: "School age kids need to get outside and play every day." Often when someone mentions age as a concept or idea, they mean old age, or being elderly. And the verb age means "grow older." The word comes from the Old French aage, "age or lifetime," from the Latin root aevum, "lifetime, eternity, or age."

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英 [eɪdʒ] 美 [eɪdʒ] (1) What is your age?(2) The child is at an impressionable age.(3) We are living in the age of technology.(4) Rome was in its prime in the age of Augustus.(5) Each civilization has its golden age.(6) I haven't seen you for ages.(7) Anxiety ages us.(8) The death of his wife caused him to age fast.(9) The wine is put into oak casks to age.(10) The cheese is left to age for at least a year. Your age is the number of years you've been alive. If your cat is six, you can say that he's "six years of age." 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

英语单词	age
英美音标	英 [eɪdʒ] 美 [eɪdʒ]
中文释义	n.年龄；时代；时期；长时间 v.（使）变老；（使）陈化
英语例句	(1) What is your age? (2) The child is at an impressionable age. (3) We are living in the age of technology. (4) Rome was in its prime in the age of Augustus. (5) Each civilization has its golden age. (6) I haven't seen you for ages. (7) Anxiety ages us. (8) The death of his wife caused him to age fast. (9) The wine is put into oak casks to age. (10) The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
中文例句	(1) 你多大年纪？ (2) 这孩子正处于易受影响的年龄。 (3) 我们生活在工业技术时代。 (4) 罗马帝国的全盛期是在奥古斯都时代。 (5) 每个文明都有它的鼎盛时期。 (6) 我好久没见到你了。 (7) 忧虑催人老。 (8) 他妻子的死使他变老了许多。 (9) 酒被放进橡木桶中变陈。 (10) 这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。
vocabulary简明	Your age is the number of years you've been alive. If your cat is six, you can say that he's "six years of age."
vocabulary扩展	You can also talk about a stage of life or an era in history as an age: "School age kids need to get outside and play every day." Often when someone mentions age as a concept or idea, they mean old age, or being elderly. And the verb age means "grow older." The word comes from the Old French aage, "age or lifetime," from the Latin root aevum, "lifetime, eternity, or age."
柯林斯解释	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

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