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单词 age
释义
age
noun
uk
/eɪdʒ/us
/eɪdʒ/

agenoun(TIME SPENT ALIVE)

A1[CorU]
theperiodoftimesomeone has beenaliveor something hasexisted:
年龄，年纪；存在时间
Do youknowthe age of thatbuilding?你知道那座楼的历史有多久吗？
What age(= howold)isyourbrother?你弟弟多大了？
I'dguessshe's about my age(= she is about asoldas I am).我猜她和我年龄差不多。
She was 74yearsofage when shewroteher firstnovel.她写第一部小说时是74岁。
Helefthomeat theageof16.他16岁时离开了家。
I wasmarriedwith fourchildrenatyourage.像你这么大的时候我已经结了婚并且有了4个孩子。
She'sstartingtoshow/lookher age(= tolookasoldas she is).她开始看上去与实际年龄一般大了。
I'm reallybeginningtofeelmy age(=feelold).我真的开始觉得老了。
His girlfriend'stwicehis age(=twiceasoldas he is).他的女朋友年龄比他大一倍。
actyourage!
said to someone totellthem tostopbehavinglike someone who is muchyounger:
别孩子气！成熟点吧！
Boys,actyourage,please!
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the age of consent
the age at which someone isconsideredby thelawto beoldenough toagreeto havesexwith someone:
（可发生性行为的）法定年龄
Thisstatefinallyraisedthe age ofconsentto 16 lastyear.
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More examples
  • Prokofievstartedcomposingat the age of five.
  • She's getting veryforgetfulin heroldage.
  • He's verymaturefor his age.
  • Hebecameaprofessionalathleteat the age of 16.
  • Hilary's the same age as me.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing age & birthdays
  • age group
  • age limit
  • aged
  • babyboomer
  • be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc.idiom
  • gone
  • junior
  • millennial
  • nonagenarian
  • octogenarian
  • old
  • on the right/wrong side of40, 50, etc.idiom
  • ripe
  • senior
  • something
  • spring chicken
  • take years offsomeoneidiom
  • teens
  • this side ofsomethingidiom
  • twenty-first
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agenoun(PERIOD)

B1[C]
aparticularperiodintime:
时代；时期
theVictorianage维多利亚时代
themodernage现代
thenuclearage核时代
More examples
  • the age ofimperialism
  • It'stimethiscompanymovedinto thecomputerage.
  • Theneolithicperiodis sometimes called the newstoneage.
  • Serviceindustriessuch astourismhavebecomemoreimportantin thepost-industrialage.
  • Rousseau, thatgreatprophetof themodernage
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Periods of time - general words
  • at/in one sittingidiom
  • day
  • digital age
  • duration
  • fixed-term
  • interval
  • length
  • life cycle
  • lifetime
  • making
  • me time
  • period
  • rest
  • run down the clockidiom
  • session
  • sleep
  • spasm
  • tide
  • time span
  • timescale
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agenoun(LONG TIME)

agesB1[plural]informal(also mainlyUKan age[S])
a verylongtime:
很长时间
Ittakesages tocook.做饭要花很长时间。
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agenoun(BEING OLD)

C2[U]
thefactof being or gettingolder:
年老；衰老；老化；陈年
Her back wasbentwithage.随着年事增高，她的背驼了。
Thischeese/wineimproveswithage.这种奶酪／酒放的时间越长越好。
Hertemperhasn'timprovedwith age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好！
More examples
  • Sunbathing canprematurelyage andwrinkletheskin.
  • She's aged a lot since we lastsawher.
  • Thedeathof hiswifehad aged himgreatly.
  • Agreatdealofresearchhasexaminedtheeffectsof ageing onourphysicalandmentalcapacities.
  • Thewhiskyis aged for at least twoyearsinoakbarrels.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Describing age & birthdays
  • age group
  • age limit
  • aged
  • babyboomer
  • be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc.idiom
  • gone
  • junior
  • millennial
  • nonagenarian
  • octogenarian
  • old
  • on the right/wrong side of40, 50, etc.idiom
  • ripe
  • senior
  • something
  • spring chicken
  • take years offsomeoneidiom
  • teens
  • this side ofsomethingidiom
  • twenty-first
See more results »

Grammar

Age
We use age as a noun to refer to how many years someone has lived:…

Idiom

come of age
age
verb[IorT]
uk
/eɪdʒ/us
/eɪdʒ/
present participleUKageingorUSaging|past tense and past participleaged
If someone ages or something ages them, theylookolder:
衰老，使…显得苍老
She's aged since the lasttimewemet.她显得比我们上次见面时老了。
todevelopinflavourorleavesomething to do this:
（使）发酵，（使）变陈
Thebrandyis aged inoakfor tenyears.这种白兰地在橡木桶中陈酿了10年。
More examples
  • Sunbathing canprematurelyage andwrinkletheskin.
  • She's aged a lot since we lastsawher.
  • Thedeathof hiswifehad aged himgreatly.
  • Agreatdealofresearchhasexaminedtheeffectsof ageing onourphysicalandmentalcapacities.
  • Thewhiskyis aged for at least twoyearsinoakbarrels.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The elderly
  • a ripe old ageidiom
  • aged
  • ageism
  • ageist
  • agism
  • centenarian
  • crock
  • geriatric
  • geriatrics
  • gerontology
  • infirmity
  • nonagenarian
  • OAP
  • pension fund
  • pensioner
  • rest home
  • senility
  • the gray dollar
  • the grey market
  • the grey pound
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-age
suffix
uk
/-ɪdʒ/us
/-ɪdʒ/

-agesuffix(ACTION)

used toformnounsthat refer to theactionorresultof something:
（构成名词，表示动作或结果）
blockage阻塞
shrinkage收缩
wastage浪费
Allbreakagesmust bepaidfor.损毁东西必须赔偿。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Outcomes and consequences
  • -ment
  • aftereffect
  • aftermath
  • be a monument tosomethingidiom
  • bed
  • bite
  • fallout
  • first fruit
  • fruit
  • implication
  • in
  • ironically
  • knock-on effect
  • resultant
  • resulting
  • reverberation
  • ripple effect
  • sequel
  • side effect
  • spillover
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-agesuffix(STATE)

used toformnounsthat refer to astateorcondition:
（构成名词，表示状态或状况）
bondage束缚
marriage婚姻
shortage短缺
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Conditions and characteristics
  • -ance
  • -ancy
  • -ibility
  • ability
  • ambience
  • appearance
  • attribute
  • character
  • hood
  • humanity
  • in
  • in the shape ofsomethingidiom
  • presentation
  • respect
  • shape
  • trappings
  • unaffiliated
  • undercurrent
  • undertone
  • vibe
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-agesuffix(PLACE)

used toformnounsthat arenamesofplaces:
（构成名词，表示地方）
orphanage孤儿院
vicarage教区牧师住宅
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Names and titles
  • A.N. Other
  • aka
  • alias
  • appellation
  • be a name to conjure withidiom
  • form of address
  • given name
  • good name
  • identity
  • ilk
  • pen name
  • pet name
  • place name
  • pseudonym
  • pseudonymous
  • trademark
  • under the name ofidiom
  • unidentified
  • unnamed
  • untitled
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(Definition ofagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
age
noun
uk
/eɪdʒ/us
/eɪdʒ/

agenoun(TIME SPENT ALIVE)

A1[CorU]
theperiodoftimesomeone has beenaliveor something hasexisted
年龄，年纪；存在时间
Do youknowthe age of thatbuilding?你知道那座楼的历史有多久吗？
What age(= howold)isyourbrother?你弟弟多大了？
I'dguessshe's about my age(= she is about asoldas I am).我猜她和我年龄差不多。
She was 74yearsofage when shewroteher firstnovel.她写第一部小说时是74岁。
Helefthomeat theageof16.他16岁时离开了家。
I wasmarriedwith fourchildrenatyourage.像你这么大的时候我已经结了婚并且有了4个孩子。
She'sstartingtoshow/lookher age(= tolookasoldas she is).她开始看上去与实际年龄一般大了。
I'm reallybeginningtofeelmy age(=feelold).我真的开始觉得老了。
His girlfriend'stwicehis age(=twiceasoldas he is).他的女朋友年龄比他大一倍。
actyourage!
said to someone totellthem tostopbehavinglike someone who is muchyounger
别孩子气！成熟点吧！
the age of consent
the age at which someone isconsideredby thelawto beoldenough toagreeto havesexwith someone
（可发生性行为的）法定年龄
More examples
  • Prokofievstartedcomposingat the age of five.
  • She's getting veryforgetfulin heroldage.
  • He's verymaturefor his age.
  • Hebecameaprofessionalathleteat the age of 16.
  • Hilary's the same age as me.

agenoun(PERIOD)

B1[C]
aparticularperiodintime
时代；时期
theVictorianage维多利亚时代
themodernage现代
thenuclearage核时代
More examples
  • the age ofimperialism
  • It'stimethiscompanymovedinto thecomputerage.
  • Theneolithicperiodis sometimes called the newstoneage.
  • Serviceindustriessuch astourismhavebecomemoreimportantin thepost-industrialage.
  • Rousseau, thatgreatprophetof themodernage

agenoun(LONG TIME)

agesB1[plural]informal(also mainlyUKan age[S])
a verylongtime
很长时间
Ittakesages tocook.做饭要花很长时间。
I've beenwaitingforages.我已经等了很长时间了。
It's been ages/an age since we lastspoke.我们好长时间没有交谈了。
More examples
  • It might take him ages but he'll do iteventually.
  • It took me ages topluckup thecouragetoaskfor apromotion.
  • I've beenwaitingin thisqueuefor ages.
  • Itseemslike ages since we lastspoke.
  • Mysisteralwaysspendsages in thebathroom.

agenoun(BEING OLD)

C2[U]
thefactof being or gettingolder
年老；衰老；老化；陈年
Her back wasbentwithage.随着年事增高，她的背驼了。
Thischeese/wineimproveswithage.这种奶酪／酒放的时间越长越好。
Hertemperhasn'timprovedwith age!她的脾气一点没有随着年龄增长而变好！
More examples
  • Sunbathing canprematurelyage andwrinkletheskin.
  • She's aged a lot since we lastsawher.
  • Thedeathof hiswifehad aged himgreatly.
  • Agreatdealofresearchhasexaminedtheeffectsof ageing onourphysicalandmentalcapacities.
  • Thewhiskyis aged for at least twoyearsinoakbarrels.

Grammar

Age
We use age as a noun to refer to how many years someone has lived:…

Idiom

come of age
age
verb[IorT]
uk
/eɪdʒ/us
/eɪdʒ/
present participleUKageingorUSaging|past tense and past participleaged
If someone ages or something ages them, theylookolder.
衰老，使…显得苍老
She's aged since the lasttimewemet.她显得比我们上次见面时老了。
todevelopinflavourorleavesomething to do this
（使）发酵，（使）变陈
Thebrandyis aged inoakfor tenyears.这种白兰地在橡木桶中陈酿了10年。
More examples
  • Sunbathing canprematurelyage andwrinkletheskin.
  • She's aged a lot since we lastsawher.
  • Thedeathof hiswifehad aged himgreatly.
  • Agreatdealofresearchhasexaminedtheeffectsof ageing onourphysicalandmentalcapacities.
  • Thewhiskyis aged for at least twoyearsinoakbarrels.
-age
suffix
uk
/-ɪdʒ/us
/-ɪdʒ/

-agesuffix(ACTION)

used toformnounsthat refer to theactionorresultof something
（构成名词，表示动作或结果）
blockage阻塞
shrinkage收缩
wastage浪费
Allbreakagesmust bepaidfor.损毁东西必须赔偿。

-agesuffix(STATE)

used toformnounsthat refer to astateorcondition
（构成名词，表示状态或状况）
bondage束缚
marriage婚姻
shortage短缺

-agesuffix(PLACE)

used toformnounsthat arenamesofplaces
（构成名词，表示地方）
orphanage孤儿院
vicarage教区牧师住宅

age| American Dictionary

age
noun
us
/eɪdʒ/

agenoun(TIME SPENT ALIVE)

thelengthoftimesomeone has beenaliveor something hasexisted:
[C]At age 24 hewonastarringrolein his firstmovie.
[U]She was 74yearsof age when shewroteher firstnovel.
Theprogramisaimedatviewersin the 18-to-30 agegroup.

agenoun(PERIOD)

[C]
aparticularperiodintime:
themodern/industrial/Victorianage
age
verb[I/T]
us
/eɪdʒ/

ageverb[I/T](TIME SPENT ALIVE)

tobecomeorappearold, or tocausesomeone toappearold:
[I]She’s aged a lot since the lasttimewemet.
Note:
  • usually said about a person
To agefoodordrinkis to give ittimetobecomeripeordevelopafullflavor:
[T]Thecheeseis aged for three to sixmonths.
(Definition ofagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofage

age
A group of 16 children were studied between 11 and 79 months ofage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The majority (76%) of the social workers were female, whose averageagewas 43 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The correspondingagedifference for women was 2-3 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The children were aged 4;10 at the beginning of the study.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Two-thirds were aged 40-49 years, 30 per cent were 50-59 years, and only 5 per cent aged 60 years or more.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The averageageof the two groups was not significantly different.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Correction was done between 3 months and 7 years ofage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theiragevaried between 4 days and 3 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theageof the supracrustal rocks is unknown.
From theCambridge English Corpus
They were adults from twenty-one to thirty-five years ofage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Theageat onset was between 44 and 73 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There was a difference of about a year in averageage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The majority of women (55-4 %) were aged 17-25 years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
By 4 years ofagethe weight distribution of these children was relatively poor.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Deductions about orientation and orientation response of infants aged 1^% to years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithage

age

These are words often used in combination withage.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

advanced age
The propensity to move declines steadily withadvancedage.
From theCambridge English Corpus
age category
There were no statistically significant interactions between study group andagecategoryor rank.
From theCambridge English Corpus
age cohort
Theagecohort-wise regressions offer some further interesting insights.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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