| [/eɪdʒ; edʒ/] n 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
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. 用法:
4 [C usu pl 通常作复数] (infml) 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. 用法:
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) (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 2
[/eɪdʒ; edʒ/] v (pres p ageing or aging, pp aged/eIdVd; edVd/) 用法:
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. 用法:
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.
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suff 後缀 (with ns and vs forming ns 与名词及动词结合构成名词) 用法:
1 state or condition of ...的状态或情况:
bondage. 用法:
2 set or group of ...的组合或群体:
baggage *
a/the peerage. 用法:
3 action or result of ...的动作或结果:
breakage *
wastage. 用法:
4 cost of ...的费用:
postage *
porterage. 用法:
5 place where ...的地方:
anchorage *
orphanage. 用法:
6 quantity or measure of ...的数量或计量:
mileage *
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