ages
an age or ages 很久；很长时间
- He waited what seemed an age. 他觉得等了很久。
- The bus took absolutely ages to arrive. 公共汽车很久很久才来。
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age
/eɪdʒ/
(aging, aged,ages)
1. 有变体名词 Your age is the number of years that you have lived. (人的) 年龄
- She has a nephew who is just ten years of age. 她有个才满10岁的侄子。
- At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of North Carolina. 16岁时他取得了北卡罗来纳大学的入学资格。
2. 有变体名词 The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made. (物的) 年代
- Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building. 该房间里的一切看起来都和该楼的年代相符。
3. 不可数名词Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older. 年长; 成长
- Perhaps he has grown wiser with age. 或许他已经随着年龄的增长变得更睿智了。
- This cologne, like wine, improves with age. 这种科隆香水像葡萄酒一样越陈越香。
4. 及物动词/不及物动词 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert. 使显老; 显老
- He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months. 他曾一直显得很年轻，但是在过去的几个月里他似乎显得老了。
5. 可数名词 An age is a period in history. 时代
- ...the age of steam and steel. …蒸汽与钢铁时代。
6. 可数名词 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time. 很长时间 [非正式]
- He waited what seemed an age. 他等了似乎很长时间。
7. → see also aged, aging, middle age
/eɪdʒ/
(aging, aged,ages)
1. 有变体名词 Your age is the number of years that you have lived. (人的) 年龄
- She has a nephew who is just ten years of age. 她有个才满10岁的侄子。
- At the age of sixteen he qualified for a place at the University of North Carolina. 16岁时他取得了北卡罗来纳大学的入学资格。
2. 有变体名词 The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made. (物的) 年代
- Everything in the room looks in keeping with the age of the building. 该房间里的一切看起来都和该楼的年代相符。
3. 不可数名词Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older. 年长; 成长
- Perhaps he has grown wiser with age. 或许他已经随着年龄的增长变得更睿智了。
- This cologne, like wine, improves with age. 这种科隆香水像葡萄酒一样越陈越香。
4. 及物动词/不及物动词 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert. 使显老; 显老
- He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months. 他曾一直显得很年轻，但是在过去的几个月里他似乎显得老了。
5. 可数名词 An age is a period in history. 时代
- ...the age of steam and steel. …蒸汽与钢铁时代。
6. 可数名词 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time. 很长时间 [非正式]
- He waited what seemed an age. 他等了似乎很长时间。
7. → see also aged, aging, middle age
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