age

age

[eidʒ]

n.年龄, 时代, 时期, 长时间
v.（使）变老, （使）陈化

例句与用法：

What is your age?

你多大年纪？

I haven't seen you for ages.

我好久没见到你了。

The period in which man learnt to make tools of iron is called the Iron Age.

人类学会用铁制造工具的时代称为铁器时代。

Anxiety ages us.

忧虑催人老。

词形变化：

名词: ager | 动词过去式: aged | 动词过去分词: aged | 动词现在分词: aging | 动词第三人称单数: ages |

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n.

1. 年龄[C][U]

What's the age of that old building?

那座古老的建筑有多久的历史了?

2. (人生的)某一时期[U]

I used to play tennis there when I was your age.

当我在你这个年纪的时候, 我常在那里打网球。

3. 法定年龄; 成年[U]

Bob comes of age next week.

鲍勃下周到达法定年龄。

4. 老年[U]

My grandfather was bent with age.

我祖父年老背驼。

5. (常大写)时代[S1]

We live in the Space Age.

我们生活在太空时代。

6. 很长时间[P1]

I haven't seen him for ages.

我已好长时间没有见到他了。

vi.

1. 变老

Since her husband's death, she has aged considerably.

自从她丈夫去世后, 她老了许多。

2. 使(酒之)味道变醇; 成熟

The whisky has aged for twenty-five years.

这种威士忌酒已存放了二十五年了。

vt.

1. 使变老

The continual strain aged him.

持续的过度劳累使他变老了。

2. 使(酒之)味道变醇; 使成熟

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。

短语词组：

of age

1. 成年

Is your younger sister of age yet?

你妹妹成年了吗?

come of age

1. 到达法定年龄

He will come of age next year.

明年他将到达法定年龄。

over age

1. 超龄的

Jack won't be called up for military service; he is over age.

杰克不会被征召服役, 他已超龄。