Age
[ edʒ ]
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n. 年龄;时代;老年;年龄段;
vt.& vi. （使）长大;使显老;使变老;使苍老;
vi. [化学]老化;陈化，熟化;（吸毒者随年龄增长而主动）戒毒，戒除毒品;
vt. [化学]使老化;使陈化;使熟化;估计，推测（马的年龄）;
📝 例句
Bob comes of age next week.
鲍勃下周到达法定年龄。
The whisky has aged for twenty-five years.
这种威士忌酒已存放了二十五年了。
Neither of us is sensitive about age.
你知道我们两个人都不注重年龄。
It is therefore essential to know the age distribution in the population.
所以，了解在该种群中的年龄组配状况是很重要的。
The distiller has aged all his whisky for more than ten years.
制酒师把全部威士忌酒存放了十多年。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ age-年纪,rage-发怒:上了年纪的人不宜发怒
※ age-年龄,sage圣人:随着年龄的增长,人会变成圣人
※ a-拼音“阿”,ge-拼音“哥”:阿哥的年龄还很小,他才上初中
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
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.
🎯 考研助记
阿(a)哥(ge) 年龄，逐渐 变老了
🔁 扩展释义
*[eidʒ]n. 年龄, 老年, 成年, 寿命, 时代, 时期vt. 变老, 成熟vi. 变老, 成熟【医】 年龄; 时期【经】 年龄, 年代, 时代相关词组: at the age of... under age
🏥 医学释义
①年龄 ②使用期限
📖 同为「初中」词汇
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We have strict procedure around here and we expect all of our staff to follow it.
我们这儿有非常严格的工作程序，希望全体员工遵守。
I would rather stay here.
我宁愿留在这里。
May I ask some questions?
我可以问几个问题吗？