age
- IPA[eɪdʒ]
英式
- the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed；a particular stage in someone's life
- grow old or older；cause to appear old or older
noun: age, plural noun: ages
- 釋義
- 片語
名詞
- 1. the length of time that a person has lived or a thing has existed he died from a heart attack at the age of 51 he must be nearly 40 years of age 同義詞
- ▪ a particular stage in someone's life children of primary school age
- ▪ the state of being old fine wine improves with age 同義詞 反義詞
- 2. a distinct period of history an age of technological growth 同義詞
- ▪ a division of time that is a subdivision of an epoch, corresponding to a stage in chronostratigraphy.
- ▪ British informal a very long time I haven't seen her for ages 同義詞
動詞
- 1. grow old or older the tiredness we feel as we age
- ▪ cause to appear old or older he even tried ageing the painting with a spoonful of coffee
- ▪ (with reference to an alcoholic drink, cheese, etc.) mature or allow to mature the wine ages in open vats or casks a cheese that has been aged for four months
- ▪ determine how old (something) is we didn't have a clue how to age these animals
