ages

英 [ˈeɪdʒɪz]

美 [ˈeɪdʒɪz]

n.  年龄; 年龄段; (历史上的)时代，时期
v.  变老; 使显老; 使变老; 使苍老; (使)成熟，变陈
age的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

The spelling aging is also used, mainly in American English. 亦拼作aging，主要用于美国英语。


• N-VAR 年龄
  Yourageis the number of years that you have lived.
  1. She has a nephew who is just ten years of age...
     她有一个才10岁的侄子。
  2. At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of Hamburg...
     16岁时，他就有资格进入汉堡大学。
  3. I admired him for being so confident at his age.
     我钦佩他这般年纪就如此自信。
• N-VAR 寿命
  Theageof a thing is the number of years since it was made.
  1. Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building.
     房间里的一切看起来都与这栋建筑物的存在年头很相称。
• N-UNCOUNT 老年；变老
  Ageis the state of being old or the process of becoming older.
  1. Perhaps he has grown wiser with age...
     可能随着年纪增长，他变聪明了。
  2. The fabric was showing signs of age...
     这块衣料可以看出岁月留下的痕迹。
  3. The worst sign of age was in the fabric which looked decidedly ancient.
     岁月最无情的痕迹留在了那块看起来明显很古老的织物上。
• V-ERG （使）变老；（使）显老
  When someoneages, or when somethingagesthem, they seem much older and less strong or less alert.
  1. He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months...
     他原来一直看起来很年轻，但最近几个月他显得老了。
  2. He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him.
     他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。
• V-ERG （使）变陈；（使）成熟
  When food or alcoholis agedor when itages, it is left to get older before being eaten or drunk, so that it develops a better flavour.
  1. Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful...
     意大利香醋在木桶中就经历了至少10年的酝酿期，所以口味极佳。
  2. Whisky loses strength as it ages.
     存放时间越久，威士忌的口味越淡。
• N-COUNT （一）代；时代；时期
  Anageis a period in history.
  1. ...the age of steam and steel.
     蒸汽和钢铁时代
  2. ...items of Bronze Age pottery.
     青铜器时代的陶器
• N-COUNT 很长的时间
  You can sayan ageoragesto mean a very long time.
  1. He waited what seemed an age...
     他等了似乎很长时间。
  2. The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.
     公共汽车过了很长时间才来。
• See also:agedageingcoming of agedark agegolden ageIce AgeIron Agemiddle ageStone Age
• 举止和年龄相称
  If someone tells you toactyourage, they are telling you to behave in a way that is suitable for someone your age, because they think you are behaving in a childish way.
• PHRASE 成熟；发达
  If somethingcomes of age, it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people.
  1. Recycling is an issue that has come of age in Britain in the last decade.
     回收利用是上个十年中被英国民众广泛认可的观念。
• PHRASE 成年;达到法定年龄
  When someonecomes of age, they become legally an adult.
  1. The company was to be held in trust for Eddie until he came of age.
     在埃迪达到法定年龄之前，该公司将委托他人代为经营。
• PHRASE 未到合法年龄的;未成年的
  Someone who isunder ageis not legally old enough to do something, for example to buy an alcoholic drink.
  1. Because she was under age, her parents were still responsible for her.
     因为她还未成年，她的父母仍然应为她负责。
  2. ...under age smoking.
     未成年吸烟

双语例句

• The windows would probably have been crafted in the latter part of the Middle Ages
  这些窗户很可能是中世纪后期精心制作的。
• I worried for ages and decided that I had better break it to her.
  我烦恼了很长时间，后来决定还是把这事告诉她。
• In the Middle Ages, a favourite punishment was to gouge out a prisoner's eyes.
  在中世纪，惩罚犯人最常用的办法是剜眼睛。
• Right now you're in a more commanding position than you have been for ages
  现在你的权力超过了多年以来任何时候。
• The Women's Gym is a women-only space dedicated to women of all ages, shapes and sizes.
  女子健身馆对各种年龄层次、体型和个头的女性开放。
• In the Middle Ages the term 'drab' denoted a very simple type of woollen cloth which was used by peasants to make their clothes.
  中世纪时，drab（“本色布”）一词指的是一种农民用来制衣的非常普通的羊毛织物。
• The idea has been around for ages without catching on.
  这个观点已经提出来有年头了，可是一直没被广泛接受。
• These customs have been handed down through the ages.
  这些风俗是世世代代传下来的。
• It's ages since I've seen her so it'll be nice to meet her in town on Thursday.
  自上次见她以来已很长时间了，非常高兴周四会在城里见到她。
• You only need a very small blob of glue, so one tube lasts for ages
  每次只需一点点胶水而已，因此一管可以用很长时间。