| [/ˈvɪntɪdʒ; ˋvɪntɪdʒ/] n 用法:
1 (a) [C usu sing 通常作单数] (period or season of) gathering grapes for wine-making 收获葡萄酿酒（的期间或季节）:
The vintage was later than usual. 那次葡萄采收期比平常年份晚.
(b) [C, U] (wine made from the) season's harvest of grapes 一个收获季节采得的葡萄（所酿制的酒）:
The claret was (of) a rare vintage, ie (of) a year when the grapes produced a claret of high quality. 这一年份的法国波尔多红葡萄酒是稀有的好酒（为所收葡萄质量好的年份酿造的）. *
1959 was an excellent vintage. 1959年产的葡萄酒质量好. *
What vintage (ie year) is this wine? 这种酒是哪一年酿造的? *
[attrib 作定语] vintage claret, port, etc 某年酿制的法国波尔多葡萄酒、 葡萄牙波尔图葡萄酒等 *
a vintage year for champagne 酿制香槟酒的好年成. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] (a) (fig 比喻) characteristic of a period in the past; classic 有过去某一时期特徵的; 经典的; 优秀的; 第一流的:
vintage jokes 传统的笑话 *
vintage science fiction of the 1950's 典型的20世纪50年代的科幻小说.
(b) (Brit) (of a car) made between 1917 and 1930 （指汽车）1917年到1930年之间制造的:
vintage Fords 1917年到1930年制造的福特汽车. Cf 参看 veteran car (veteran). 用法:
3 [attrib 作定语] (infml)(used before proper nouns 用於专有名词前) representingthe best work of (a particular person); typical （某人）的最佳代表作的; 典型的:
This film is vintage Chaplin. 这部影片是卓别麟的最佳代表作. |