age
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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.