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age AHD[āj] D.J.[eɪdʒ]K.K.[edʒ]n.（名词）- The length of time that one has existed; duration of life:年龄：一个人生存的时间长度；生命延续的时间：23 years of age.二十三岁
- The time of life when a person becomes qualified to assume certain civil and personal rights and responsibilities, usually at 18 or 21 years; legal age:成年；法定年龄：一个人有资格行使某些公民和个人权力和责任的年龄，通常为18岁或21岁；法定年龄：under age; of age.未成年，未达到法定年龄；成年，达到法定年龄
- One of the stages of life:生命阶段：生命中的一个阶段：the age of adolescence; at an awkward age.青春期；在未成熟的青春期
- The state of being old; old age:老年；老：hair white with age.老年白发
- Often Age 常作 Age
- A period in the history of humankind marked by a distinctive characteristic or achievement:代；时代；时期：人类历史的一个时代或时期，以其独有的特征或成就为标志：the Stone Age; the computer age.石器时代；电脑时代
- A period in the history of the earth, usually shorter than an epoch:期，纪：地球历史进程中的一个时期，通常比世短：the Ice Age.冰川纪
- A period of time marked by the presence or influence of a dominant figure:时期：以一个显著人物的存在或影响为标志的一段时期：the Elizabethan Age.See Synonyms at period 伊丽莎白时期 参见 period
- The period of history during which a person lives:历史阶段：人所处的历史阶段：a product of his age.他所处的历史阶段的产物
- A generation:一代：ages yet unborn.尚未出世的后代
- ages Informal An extended period of time: ages 【非正式用语】 长时期，许多年：很长的一段时间：left ages ago.在许多年以前离开
v.（动词）aged, ag.ing, ag.es v.tr.（及物动词）- To cause to become old.使显老，使变老
- To cause to mature or ripen under controlled conditions:使成熟，使变陈：在受控制的条件下使成熟或变陈：aging wine.使酒变陈
- To change (the characteristics of a device) through use, especially to stabilize (an electronic device).使稳定：通过使用来改变（一件器材的特征），尤其是使（一件电器）稳定
v.intr.（不及物动词）- To become old.变老，变旧
- To manifest traits associated with old age.使变老：出现和老年有关的特征
- To develop a certain quality of ripeness; become mature:成熟；变陈：逐渐展现成熟的某种性质；变成熟：cheese aging at room temperature.See Synonyms at mature 在室温下成熟的奶酪 参见 mature
age out 【非正式用语】 - To reach an age, 18 or 21 years, for example, at which one is no longer eligible for certain special services, such as education or protection, from the state.法定年龄：到达一定年龄，例如18岁或21岁，不再享受国家的诸如教育或保护的某些特殊照顾
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old French aage 源自 古法语 aage
- from Vulgar Latin *aetāticum 源自 俗拉丁语 *aetāticum
- from Latin aetās aetāt- [age] * see aiw- 源自 拉丁语 aetās aetāt- [年龄] * 参见 aiw-
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