age
noun
verb
eɪdʒ
noun
1
HOW OLD
年龄; 年代
the
number
of
years
someone
has
lived
or
something
has
existed
年龄; 存在时间
C,U
Francis
is
the
same
age
as
me.
弗朗西斯和我同年。
Experts
disagree
over
the
age
of
the
drawings.
专家对这些画作的年代意见不统一。
Dad
retired
at
the
age
of
56.
爸爸 56 岁退休。
at
age
5/18
etc
In
Britain,
schooling
starts
at
age
5.
在英国入学年龄是 5 岁。
4/15
etc
years
of
age
(4,
15
etc
years
old)
4
岁/15
岁等
She
was
just
over
16
years
of
age.
她刚过 16 岁。
at
my/your
etc
age
(when
you
are
as
old
as
me
etc)
在我/你等的年纪
At
my
age,
it’s
quite
difficult
getting
up
stairs.
到我这年纪，上楼就很费劲了。
at/from
an
early
age
(at
or
from
the
time
when
someone
is
very
young)
很年轻的时候;
很小的时候
girls
who
become
mothers
at
an
early
age
小小年纪就做母亲的女孩子
over/under
the
age
of
5/18
etc
people
over
the
age
of
65
65 岁以上的人
of
his/her
etc
own
age
(of
the
same
age
as
him,
her
etc)
与他/她等同岁
Kids
need
friends
of
their
own
age
to
play
with.
小孩子需要和同龄的朋友一起玩。
for
his/her
etc
age
(compared
with
other
people
of
the
same
age)
对于他/她等这个年纪来说
She’s
tall
for
her
age,
isn’t
she?
相对于她的年龄，她算高的，是不是？
act
your
age
(behave
in
a
way
that
is
suitable
for
how
old
you
are)
行为和年龄相称
It’s
time
you
started
acting
your
age,
Jeff.
是时候做与你年龄相称的事了，杰夫。
My
mother
reached
the
age
of
90
(=lived
until
she
was
90)
.
母亲活到了 90 岁。
children
ranging
in
age
from
6
to
17
6 至 17 岁的孩子
2
LEGAL AGE
法定年龄
the
age
when
you
are
legally
old
enough
to
do
something
法定年龄
U
What’s
the
minimum
age
for
getting
a
driver’s
license?
取得驾驶执照的最小年龄是多少？
You’re
not
allowed
to
buy
alcohol.
You’re
under
age
(=too
young
by
law)
.
你年纪太小，不可以买酒。
retirement/pension
age
(when
you
are
old
enough
to
stop
working
or
receive
a
pension)
退休/领养老金的年龄
the
normal
retirement
age
of
65
65 岁正常的退休年龄
3
PERIOD OF LIFE
人生中的阶段
one
of
the
particular
periods
of
someone’s
life
年龄段; ⇒ old age ⇒middle age ⇒teenage
C,U
women
of
childbearing
age
育龄妇女
a
difficult/awkward
age
The
early
teens
are
often
a
difficult
age.
10 岁出头往往是个麻烦的年龄。
4
BEING OLD
年老; 陈旧
the
state
of
being
old
年老; 陈旧
U
with
age
High
blood
pressure
increases
with
age.
年纪增大，高血压会更厉害。
Some
of
the
furniture
was
showing
signs
of
age
.
有些家具已显陈旧。
5
PERIOD OF HISTORY
历史阶段
a
particular
period
of
history
时代，世代
C usually singular 一般用单数
We
are
living
in
the
age
of
technology.
我们生活在科技时代。
Molecular
biology
is
pushing
medicine
into
a
new
age
.
分子生物学正在将医学推向一个新世代。
the
computer/industrial/nuclear
etc
age
6
ages an age
（plural
复数 ）also
又作
an
age
a
long
time
[非正式，尤英] 长时间
informal especially BrE
Simon!
I
haven’t
seen
you
for
ages
.
西蒙！我已经好久没有见到你了。
That
recipe
takes
ages
.
那道菜要忙半天才能做出来。
it’s
ages
since/before/until
etc
sth
It’s
ages
since
we’ve
played
that
game.
我们已经好久没有玩过那种游戏了。
7
come of age
a.
to
reach
the
age
when
you
are
legally
considered
to
be
a
responsible
adult
b.
if
something
comes
of
age,
it
reaches
a
stage
of
development
at
which
people
accept
it
as
being
important,
valuable
etc
到达成熟时期
During
this
period
the
movies
really
came
of
age
as
an
art
form.
这个时期电影真正发展成熟，成为一种艺术形式。
verb
8
[I,T]
•He
was
worried
to
see
how
much
she’d
aged.
看到她苍老了许多，他很担心。
•The
experience
had
aged
him
in
advance
of
his
years.
那些经历使他显得比实际年龄衰老。
to
start
looking
older
or
to
make
someone
or
something
look
older
（使）变老
He
was
worried
to
see
how
much
she’d
aged.
看到她苍老了许多，他很担心。
The
experience
had
aged
him
in
advance
of
his
years.
那些经历使他显得比实际年龄衰老。
9
to
become
older
老化，变陈旧
I
The
buildings
are
ageing,
and
some
are
unsafe.
这些建筑已很陈旧，有些还不安全。
10
to
improve
and
develop
in
taste
over
a
period
of
time,
or
to
allow
food
or
alcohol
to
do
this
（使）成熟，（使）味道变醇厚
I,T
Cheddar
cheese
ages
well.
切达干酪熟化得很好。
The
whisky
is
aged
for
at
least
ten
years.
那种威士忌至少要搁十年才放陈。