age
[eɪdʒ] noun
TIME SPENT ALIVE 活着的时间
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the period of time someone has been alive or something has existed 年龄，年纪；存在时间•Do you know the age of that building?你知道那座楼的历史有多久吗？ •What age (= How old) is your brother?你弟弟多大了？ •I'd guess she's about my age (= she is about as old as I am).我猜她和我年龄差不多。 •She was 74 years of age when she wrote her first novel.她写第一本小说时是74岁。 •He left home at the age of 16.他16岁时离开了家。 •I was married with four children at your age.像你这么大的时候我已经结了婚并且有了四个孩子。 •She's starting to show/look her age (= to look as old as she is).她开始看上去与实际年龄一般大。 •I'm really beginning to feel my age (= feel old).我真的开始觉得老了。 •His girlfriend's twice his age (= twice as old as he is).他的女朋友年龄比他大一倍。 Act your age!
■said to someone to tell them to stop behaving like someone who is much younger 别孩子气！成熟点吧！
the age of consent
■the age at which someone is considered by the law to be old enough to agree to have sex with someone 法定年龄（可发生性行为的法定年龄）
under age
■legally too young to do something 未到法定年龄•He was prosecuted for having sex with a girl who was under age.他因和未成年少女发生性行为而被起诉。 •under age drinking未到法定年龄的非法饮酒行为
[eɪdʒ] noun
PERIOD 时期
IMPROVER countable
■a particular period in time 时代；时期•the Victorian age维多利亚时代 •the modern age现代 •the nuclear age核子时代
[eɪdʒ] noun
LONG TIME 长时间
ages IMPROVER [plural] mainly UK informal (also an age only singular)
■a very long time 很长时间•It takes ages to cook.做饭要花很长时间。 •I've been waiting for ages.我已经等了很长时间。 •It's been ages/an age since we last spoke.我们好长时间没有交谈了。
[eɪdʒ] noun
BEING OLD 年老
uncountable
■the process of getting older 年老；衰老；老化；陈年•Her back was bent with age.随着年纪渐长，她的背驼了。 •This cheese/wine improves with age.这种起司／酒放的时间越长越好。 •Her temper hasn't improved with age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好！
[eɪdʒ] noun
come of age
■to reach the age when you are legally recognized as an adult and become old enough to vote 到达法定年龄；成年
■If something has come of age, it has reached its full successful development. 成熟；发达
[eɪdʒ] verb intransitive or transitive ( UK ageing or US aging, aged, aged)
ADVANCED
■If someone ages or something ages them, they look older. 衰老，使…显得苍老•She's aged since the last time we met.她显得比我们上次见面时老了。 ■to develop in flavour or leave something to do this （使）发酵，（使）变陈•The brandy is aged in oak for ten years.这种白兰地在橡木桶中陈酿了十年。 |