1how old sb/sth is年齡➡ see also old ageADJECTIVE | VERB + AGE | AGE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤early, tender, young早年;幼年;童年◇He was sent away to school at an early age.他很小就被送去上學。➤advanced, great, old, ripe高齡;老年◇He was still active even at the advanced age of 87.他 87 歲高齡時仍十分活躍。◇White hair is a sign of great age.白髮是年老的標誌。◇She dreaded old age.她怕變老。➤advancing, increasing不斷增加的年歲▸➤middle, third (BrE) 中年;第三時期(介於中年和老年之間)◇a pleasant woman in early middle age一個和藹可親的剛到中年的婦女➤childbearing, pensionable, retirement, school, school-leaving (BrE) 生育/領取養老金的/退休/入學/中學畢業年齡◇children of school age學齡兒童➤drinking, voting, working可飲酒/選舉/工作年齡➤mental, reading (especially BrE) 心理/閱讀年齡VERB + AGE➤attain, get to, live to, reach年屆⋯;活到⋯年齡;達到⋯年齡◇When you get to my age you get a different perspective on life.你到我這個年紀時就會對人生有不同的看法。◇She lived to the age of 75.她活到了 75 歲。➤act, feel, look做與年齡相符的事;感到上年紀;看上去有⋯年齡◇Act your age!別沒大沒小的!◇She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).她開始感到自己正在老去。➤lower, raise降低/提高⋯年齡◇The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years.選舉年齡從 21 歲降到了 18 歲。AGE + NOUN➤group, range年齡組;年齡範圍▸➤limit年齡限制PREPOSITION➤at a/the age在某一年齡◇At your age I had already started work.我像你這麼大的時候已經開始工作了。➤between the ages在⋯年齡之間◇children between the ages of five and eleven5 到 11 歲的兒童➤by the age到⋯年齡◇He could read by the age of four.他 4 歲就能認字了。➤for sb's age以某人的年齡來說◇He's quite a big boy for his age.以他的年齡來說,他個子算大了。➤over (the) age超過⋯年齡◇Twelve million people are over retirement age.1,200 萬人過了退休年齡。➤under age未到法定年齡的◇It is illegal to sell alcohol to children who are under age (= not legally old enough).向未到法定年齡的孩子售酒是非法的。➤under the age不足⋯年齡◇It is illegal to sell alcohol to children under the age of 18.向未滿 18 歲的孩子售酒是非法的。➤with age隨着年頭的增加◇A lot of wines improve with age.許多葡萄酒年頭越長,味道越好。➤age of⋯歲◇He left school at the age of 18.他 18 歲時畢業離校了。PHRASES➤the age of consent(對性行為可以自主的)同意年齡,承諾年齡◇The general age of consent for sexual activity is 16.性行為的同意年齡通常為 16 歲。➤sb's own age和某人年齡相當◇She needs a friend of her own age to play with.她需要一個同齡人一起玩。➤years of age⋯歲◇He's 20 years of age.他 20 歲。age
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2period of history歷史時期ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤another, bygone, different另一個/過去的/不同的時代◇This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.這家別致的小旅館好像屬於另一個時代。➤Bronze, Ice, Stone青銅器/冰河/石器時代▸➤computer, digital, industrial, modern, nuclear, etc.計算機時代、數字時代、工業時代、現代、核時代等▸➤Elizabethan, Victorian, etc.伊麗莎白、維多利亞等時代▸➤golden黃金時代◇the golden age of Hollywood好萊塢的黃金時代PREPOSITION➤during the... age在⋯時代◇He lived during the Victorian age.他生活在維多利亞時代。➤in a/the age在⋯時代◇She lived in an age when few women became politicians.她生活在鮮有女性從政的時代。➤through the ages歷代◇an exhibition of Islamic art through the ages歷代伊斯蘭藝術展➤age of⋯時代◇the age of the computer計算機時代PHRASES➤in this day and age (= in the period we now live in)在當今這個時代◇Why dress so formally in this day and age?都這年月了,怎麼還穿得這麼正式?age
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3ages/an age (especially BrE) a very long time很長時間VERB + AGES/AN AGE | PHRASESVERB + AGES/AN AGE➤spend, take花費很長時間◇It took an age for us all to get on the boat.我們花了很長時間才全部上了船。PHRASES➤absolutely ages極長的時間◇I've been sitting here for absolutely ages.我在這兒坐了很久了。➤ages ago很久以前◇Carlos left ages ago.卡洛斯很久以前就走了。➤for ages好久◇We had to wait for ages!我們不得不等了很久!age
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ADVERB➤a lot, really衰老了很多;十分衰老◇The shock has aged her a lot.這一打擊使她蒼老了很多。◇My mother has really aged since she got sick.我母親生病後非常衰老了。➤a little有點兒衰老◇He had put on weight and aged a little.他胖了,也老點兒了。➤quickly, rapidly迅速/快速衰老◇a rapidly ageing / aging population迅速老化的人口➤prematurely過早衰老▸➤gracefully, well適度陳化;陳化得好◇This wine has not aged well.這種葡萄酒陳化得不夠好。
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