| 单词 | a ripe old age |
| 释义 | a ripe old agetheconditionof being veryold; usedespeciallytotalkabout someone who has alonghealthylife: 高龄；高寿I'msurehe'llliveto aripeoldage.我肯定他会高寿的。 Mygrandmotherdiedat theripeoldageof92.我祖母在92岁高龄时去世。 The elderly
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Describing age & birthdays Examplesofa ripe old agea ripe old age Whatever her chance was of surviving toaripeoldagebefore the experiment, that chance is lower now. From theCambridge English Corpus More people live toaripeoldagenowadays, but at that period of life all sorts of illnesses, not necessarily fatal illnesses, may occur. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I welcome the fact that my parents have been able to live toaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is happening is not so much that people are living longer but that more people are living toaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The number of us who will reacharipeoldageis growing significantly year by year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We all want to reacharipeoldage, but not to be lonely and at the margins of society. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English From now on they will live toaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems absurd to condemn as unfit for human habitation a cottage in which successive generations have lived toaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I benefited from that prudence, inheriting a small income when she died ataripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the other fellow who enjoys his work is venerated and lives toaripeoldage, which is his reward. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 No one is going to tell me that those men are enjoyingaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can all look forward, if that is the right expression, not only toaripeoldagebut to the risk of the disease. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the characteristics of life is that we all want to live as long as possible and toaripeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 She must bearipeoldage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It may very well be that he prefers not to insure his life, lives toaripeoldage, and then dies, and is succeeded by his son. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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