1. | [c][u] 年龄the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed |
He left school at the age of 18. 他 18 岁读完中学。 | |
She needs more friends of her own age. 她需要更多的同龄朋友。 | |
children from 5–10 years of age 5 至 10 岁的儿童 | |
Young people of all ages go there to meet. 不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。 | |
When I was your age I was already married. 我在你这个年纪时已经结婚了。 | |
He started playing the piano at an early age . 他幼年开始弹钢琴。 | |
All ages admitted. 老幼均可入内。 | |
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare. 12 岁以上儿童须购全票。 | |
She was beginning to feel her age(= feel that she was getting old) . 她开始感到自己上年纪了。 | |
He was tall for his age(= taller than you would expect, considering his age) . 以他的年龄，他算高个子。 | |
There's a big age gap between them(= a big difference in their ages) . 他们的年龄相差很大。 | |
ways of calculating the age of the earth 计算地球年龄的方法 |
2. | [u][c] 年龄段a particular period of a person's life |
middle age 中年 | |
15 is an awkward age. 15 岁是个尴尬的年纪。 | |
He died of old age. 他终其天年。 |
3. | [c] （历史上的）时代，时期a particular period of history |
the nuclear age 核时代 | |
the age of the computer 计算机时代 |
4. | [u] 老年；陈年；破旧；老化the state of being old |
Wine improves with age . 陈酒味浓。 | |
The jacket was showing signs of age. 这件夹克已露出破旧的痕迹。 | |
the wisdom that comes with age 随着年龄而增加的智慧 |
5. | [pl] (informal) 很长时间a very long time |
I waited for ages . 我等了好长时间。 | |
It'll probably take ages to find a parking space. 大概得老半天才能找到停车位。 | |
Carlos left ages ago . 卡洛斯老早就离开了。 | |
It's been an age since we've seen them. 我们有很长一段时间没有见到他们了。 |
6. | [c] 期a length of time which is a division of an epoch |
It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age. 售香烟给未到法定年龄的孩子是非法的。 |
It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age. 售香烟给未到法定年龄的孩子是非法的。 |
1. | [i] 变老to become older |
As he aged, his memory got worse. 他随着年事增高，记忆力就变差了。 | |
The population is aging(= more people are living longer) . 人口正在老龄化。 |
2. | [t] 使显老；使变老；使苍老to make sb/sth look, feel or seem older |
The shock has aged her. 这次打击让她显得苍老了。 | |
Exposure to the sun ages the skin. 太阳暴晒会使皮肤粗老。 |
3. | [i][t] （使）成熟，变陈to develop in flavour over a period of time; to allow sth to do this |
The cheese is left to age for at least a year. 这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。 | |
The wine is aged in oak casks. 这种酒是用栎木酒桶放陈的。 |
