age

[eidʒ]

n.年龄, 时代, 时期, 长时间
v.（使）变老, （使）陈化

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。

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 |

词义辨析

同义:

n.年龄; 时代

time of life  period in history

vi.变老; 成熟

ripen  mature  grow old  

同义参见:

grow  wrinkle  time  year  era  epoch  period  day  

反义参见:

youth  nonage  

英英释义

名词 age:

how long something has existed

an era of history having some distinctive feature

同义词：historic period

a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

同义词：eld

a late time of life

同义词：old age, years, eld, geezerhood

a prolonged period of time

同义词：long time, years

动词 age:

begin to seem older; get older

grow old or older

同义词：senesce, get on, mature, maturate

make older

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。

补充

ageage英:[eidʒ] 美:[edʒ]n.1.年龄, 年纪They married at a late age.他们年龄很大时才结婚。2.老年, 老You have something to learn in youth and in age.年轻和年老都有东西可学。3.时代, 时期The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。vt. & vi.1.(使)长大, 变老After his wife's death, he aged quickly.妻子死后, 他老得很快。

例句

1. I'm the same age as you.我和你同岁。 2. when I was your age我像你这么大的时候 3. Cathy would never let her age be known.凯西决不会让人知道她的年龄。 4. At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg.他16岁时取得了汉堡大学的入学资格。 5. Can you guess the age of this vase?你能猜出这个花瓶的年头吗？ 6. Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.房间里的所有东西看上去都和这座建筑的年代相协调。 7. I admired him for being so confident at his age.我钦佩他在这个年龄还能那么自信。 8. She had got beyond the giggly age.她已经过了咯咯傻笑的年龄。 9. Wine improves with age.葡萄酒愈久愈醇。 10. Perhaps he has grown wiser with age.或许他随着年龄的增长变得明智些了。 11. He is showing signs of age.他出现了变老的迹象。 12. the age of reptiles爬行动物时代 13. the role of women through the ages女性在各个时代的角色 14. We live in an age of uncertainty.我们生活在一个风云变幻的时代。 15. items of Bronze age pottery青铜时代的陶器 16. He waited what seemed an age.他觉得等了很久。 17. The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.公共汽车很久很久才来。 18. I haven't been to the cinema for ages.我已经很久没去过电影院了。 19. I haven't seen you for ages!我很久没见你了！ 20. Act your age!有点大人样子！ 21. Ed ran the company until David came of age.埃德经营着公司, 直至戴维成年。 22. Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.过去十年间, 回收利用这项事业在英国已经发展成熟。 23. The worry had aged him.忧虑已经使他变老了。 24. Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful.意大利香脂醋在木桶中陈化至少10年, 所以味道非常好。 25. He has aged a lot.他老了很多。 26. She was dismayed to see how much he had aged.看到他老了那么多, 她觉得很难过。 27. Whisky loses strength as it ages.威士忌酒的烈度会随存放时间而降低。 28. She's ag(e)ing rapidly(或fast).她老得很快。 29. The wine aged well.酒变陈，味道香醇。 30. a heavy port that ages slowly慢慢变陈的烈性波尔图葡萄酒 31. She used to use a lot of drugs but now she's aged out.她曾吸食大量麻醉药，而今她已戒毒了。 32. Fear and anxiety aged her overnight.恐惧与忧愁使她一夜之间变老了。 33. to age cheese使干酪成熟 34. to age wine使酒变陈 35. he died from a heart attack at the age of 51.他51岁时死于心脏病。 36. his wife is the same age as Una.他的妻子和尤娜同年。 37. he must be nearly 40 years of age.他肯定近40岁了。 38. young people between the ages of 11 and 18.11到18岁的年轻人。 39. children of primary school age.学龄儿童。 40. with age this gland can become sluggish.随着年龄增大，这种腺可能变得迟缓起来。 41. an age of technological growth.技术发展的年代。 42. a child of the television age.电视时代的孩子。 43. Nestor is said to have lived three ages when he was ninety years old.传说涅斯托耳到90岁时经历了三个时代。 44. I haven't seen her for ages.我很长时间没见她了。 45. you haven't aged a lot.你没怎么变老。 46. the tiredness we feel as we age.随着年龄增长我们感到的疲劳。 47. he even tried ageing the painting with a spoonful of coffee.他甚至试着用一勺咖啡来让画看起来古旧。 48. [no obj.]the wine ages in open vats or casks.葡萄酒在敞口的大木桶中变得陈香。 49. we didn't have a clue how to age these animals.我们无从知晓这些动物的年龄。 50. space travel will then finally come of age.太空旅行终将实现。 51. the sons are of an age to marry.儿子们到了结婚的年龄。 52. the children all seemed of an age.孩子们看起来差不多大。 53. Children of all ages will enjoy this film.各种年龄的孩子都会喜欢这部电影。 54. a face lined with age因年老而起皱纹的脸 55. the computer age计算机时代 56. the history of art through the ages历代的艺术史 57. We had to wait (for) ages at the hospital.我们在医院里等了很久。 58. It's ages since I've seen her.我已经很久没有见过她。 59. My father seems to have aged a lot recently.我父亲近年好像老了许多。 60. I could see her illness had aged her.我看得出来，她生病以后见老了。 61. an ageing aunt年事日高的姑妈 62. What is your age? [=how old are you?]你多大了？ 63. The age of the student was 20. = The student's age was 20.这个学生当时的年龄是20岁。 64. Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages.有些人不愿意透露自己的年龄。 65. She died tragically at a young age.她不幸英年早逝。 66. Exercise is good for a man (of) your age.锻炼对你这个年龄的人有好处。 67. The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.治疗方案依病人的性别和年龄而定。 68. He joined the company at the age of 35. [=when he was 35 years old]他35岁时加盟这家公司。 69. She died at the ripe old age of 90.她90岁高龄时去世。 70. You're too old to behave so foolishly. You should know better at your age. [=a person as old as you are should know better]你已经长大，不应表现得如此愚蠢。你这个年龄的人应该懂得。 71. You should learn to act your age. [=to act in a way that is appropriate for a person of your age]你应该学着稳重点。 72. She showed remarkable musical talent at/from an early age. [=she showed talent when she was young]她很小就表现出非凡的音乐天赋。 73. The movie appeals to people of all ages.这部电影老少咸宜。 74. The book is popular among men/women of a certain age. [=men/women who are not young anymore]这本书广受成年男女的欢迎。 75. Her age is catching up to her. = She is starting to feel her age. [=she is starting to feel old]她开始感到岁月不饶人了。 76. He left home at the tender age of 18. [=when he was only 18 years old]他年仅18岁就离家在外了。 77. He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old]他老年时学习绘画。 78. Our son is small for his age. [=he's smaller than most children are at his age]我们儿子的个头长得比大多数同龄孩子要小。 79. Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age.他们儿子需要多花点时间与同龄孩子玩。 80. a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11一群年龄从8岁到11岁的孩子 81. When you're my age [=when you're as old as I am] you'll realize that life isn't always fair.等你到了我这个岁数，你将意识到生活并不总是公平的。 82. She became involved with a man twice her age.她与一个年龄大她一倍的男子有瓜葛 83. More people now live to extreme old age. [=live to be extremely old]]现在长寿的人更多了。 84. The program is for people over/under age 50.这个计划是为年龄超过/不到50岁的人安排的。 85. groups of people classified by race and age按种族和年龄划分的小组 86. The student was 20 years of age. [=was 20 years old]这个学生当时20岁了。 87. He joined the company at age 35.他35岁时加盟了这家公司。 88. The movie appeals to people of all age groups.这部电影老少咸宜。 89. He was over the age limit. [=he was too old]他超过了年龄限制。 90. What is the age of your car?你的车开了几年了？ 91. The car is in good condition for its age. [=considering how old it is]考虑到它的年头，这车的车况算是不错了。 92. The magazines were sorted by age.这些杂志是按年代分类的。 93. The voting age is 18. [=people are allowed to vote when they are 18 years old]选举的法定年龄是18岁。 94. He was past the age for military service.他过了服兵役的法定年龄。 95. Her parents are approaching retirement age.她的父母快到退休年龄了。 96. young people who have not yet reached drinking age尚未到法定饮酒年龄的年轻人 97. students of college age = college-age students适龄入读大学的学生 98. a tree weakened by age因树龄老而变得衰朽的树 99. His skills haven't diminished with age.他的技艺没有因年老衰退。 100. a wine that has improved with age陈酿酒 101. "“age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.”Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (1607)莎士比亚，《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》(1607) "“年龄不能使她衰老，习惯也腐蚀不了她的变化无穷的伎俩。” 102. from youth to (old) age从年轻到年老 103. The building is showing signs of age.那栋建筑日渐显出老化迹象。 104. She died of old age.她因年事已高去世。 105. an airplane that became a symbol of the modern age成为当代标志的飞机 106. a bygone/past age逝去的岁月 107. the great problems of our age我们这个时代的重大问题 108. It's hard to believe that such behavior is still tolerated in this day and age. [=in current times; now]很难相信在当今这个时代，这样的行为还能够被容忍。 109. People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.在这个互联网时代，人们期望获得即时信息。 110. the age of Columbus哥伦布时代 111. the machine age机器时代 112. the age of Discovery发现时代 113. It's been an age since we last saw them.自从我们上次见到他们，已经过去很久了。 114. It's been ages since we last saw them. = We haven't seen them in/for ages. = It was ages ago when we last saw them.自从我们上次见到他们，已经过去很久了。 115. He received his full inheritance when he came of age.成年之后他得到了全部遗产。 116. She came of age as an artist [=she developed fully as an artist] after she moved to New York.搬到纽约后，她成长为一名成熟的艺术家。 117. a political movement that has recently come of age [=has become fully formed and effective]近期发展成熟的政治运动 118. We haven't seen them in a coon's age.我们很久没有见到他们了。 119. As he aged he grew more and more bitter.年龄越大，他越痛苦。 120. You haven't aged a day since I saw you last!你看起来跟上次见面时一样，一点儿也不见老！ 121. an aging population老龄化人口 122. a book that has aged well [=a book that is still good or appealing although it is no longer new]一本经过时间考验的好书 123. She has aged gracefully. [=she has continued to be healthy and young looking as she has gotten older]她年纪见长，却风韵犹存。 124. His troubles have aged him.种种烦恼让他苍老了许多。 125. Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.阳光下的曝晒使她的皮肤老化。 126. The wine ages in oak barrels.这种酒是用橡木桶陈放的。 127. The wine is aged in oak barrels.这种酒是用橡木桶陈放的。 128. an aged cheese一块陈年的奶酪