age
n. 年龄；时代；时期；长时间
v. （使）变老；（使）陈化
age 义务阶段1500 全国卷频次:54
/eɪdʒ/
n.&v. ages 2 ages 0 ageing or aging 5 aged 10
年龄；时代 & （使）成熟；（使）变老
高考真题原句选：
His brother received a doctor’s degree at the age of twenty-five.
It is wise to have some money put away for old age.
A person’s age no longer tells you anything about his / her social position, marriage or health.
Some stage schools give their children too much professional work at such a young age.
Yet to men of 50,000 years from now, we may seem as primitive (原始的) in our ideas as the Stone-Age hunters do to us.
We live in an age of easy communication.
Now many years have passed since Brownie died of old age.
I thought it would be useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age.
Up to two children under age five may travel free with a paying customer.
While the sun’s rays can age and harm our skin, they also give us beneficial Vitamin D.
Hi, haven’t seen you for ages!
It can be a basket of fun, according to Beth Anaclerio, an Evaston mother of two, ages 4 and 18 months.
I’ve taught people of all ages.
In the Middle Ages, merchants employed “town criers” to read public messages aloud to promote their goods.
The challenge invites, even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork.
Bridges runs dance classes for all ages.
Men lose an average of 3-4 cm in height as they age, while women may lose 5 cm or more.
My other comment is that the text aged.
二、词组｜习惯用语
at the age of 在…岁
of age 成年
old age 老年；晚年
at one’s age 在…这个年龄(或岁数)
information age 信息时代
years of age 岁；年岁
new age n. 新时代；新世纪
with age 随着年龄的增长；因年久
for one’s age 就其年龄而论
age group 同年龄范围内的人
middle age 中年；中世纪
average age 平均年龄
young age 年轻时代；童年
golden age 黄金时代；鼎盛时期
ice age 冰期；[地]冰河时代
modern age 现代；当代
stone age 石器时代
digital age 数字时代；数字化时代
age structure 年龄构成；年龄分布
retirement age 退休年龄
三、词根记忆 [12060](090529)
age
n.
年齡;時代;老年;長時間v.(使)變老I’m perplexed by the flexible complex index of sex and age.我被靈活複雜的性別與年齡索引迷惑住了.
noun
1. [C, U] the number of years that a person has lived or a thing has existed
年龄:
He left school at the age of 18.
他 18 岁读完中学。
She needs more friends of her own age.
她需要更多的同龄朋友。
children from 5–10 years of age
5 至 10 岁的儿童
Young people of all ages go there to meet.
不同年龄的年轻人都去那里聚会。
When I was your age I was already married.
我在你这个年纪时已经结婚了。
He started playing the piano at an early age.
他幼年开始弹钢琴。
All ages admitted.
老幼均可入内。
Children over the age of 12 must pay full fare.
12 岁以上儿童须购全票。
She was beginning to feel her age (= feel that she was getting old).
她开始感到自己上年纪了。
He was tall for his age (= taller than you would expect, considering his age).
以他的年龄,他算高个子。
There’s a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages).
他们的年龄相差很大。
ways of calculating the age of the earth
计算地球年龄的方法
2. [C, U] a particular period of a person’s life
年龄段:
middle age
中年
15 is an awkward age.
15 岁是个尴尬的年纪。
He died of old age.
他终其天年。
⇨ see also third age
3. [C] a particular period of history
(历史上的)时代,时期:
the nuclear age
核时代
the age of the computer
计算机时代
⇨ see also Bronze Age , Iron Age , New Age , Stone Age
4. [U] the state of being old
老年；陈年；破旧；老化:
Wine improves with age.
佳酿年深味更醇。
The jacket was showing signs of age.
这件夹克已露出破旧的痕迹。
the wisdom that comes with age
随着年龄而增加的智慧
5. ages [pl.] (also an age [sing.]) (informal, especially BrE) a very long time
很长时问:
I waited for ages.
我等了好长时间。
It’ll probably take ages to find a parking space.
大概得老半天才能找到停车位。
Carlos left ages ago.
卡洛斯老早就离开了。
It’s been an age since we’ve seen them.
我们有很长一段时间没有见到他们了。
6. [C] (geology 地) a length of time which is a division of an epoch
期
IDIOMS
▪ 7be / 7act your ‘age
to behave in a way that is suitable for sb of your age and not as though you were much younger
行为和年龄相称；举止不再有孩子气
▪ 7come of ‘age
1. when a person comes of age, they reach the age when they have an adult’s legal rights and responsibilities
成年；达到法定年龄
⇨ see also coming of age
2. if sth comes of age, it reaches the stage of development at which people accept and value it
成熟；发达
▪ 7look your ‘age
to seem as old as you really are and not younger or older
容貌与年龄相当
▪ 7under ‘age
not legally old enough to do a particular thing
未到法定年龄:
It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age.
售香烟给未到法定年龄的儿童是非法的。
⇨ see also underage
⇨ more at advanced , certain , day , feel v., grand adj., ripe
verb
(ag·ing, aged, aged
HELP In BrE the present participle can also be spelled age·ing.
英国英语中,现在分词也可拼作 ageing。
) 1. [V] to become older
变老:
As he aged, his memory got worse.
他随着年事增高,记忆力就变差了。
The population is aging (= more people are living longer).
人口正在老龄化。
2. [VN] to make sb / sth look, feel or seem older
使显老；使变老；使苍老:
The shock has aged her.
这次打击让她显得苍老了。
Exposure to the sun ages the skin.
太阳曝晒会使皮肤粗老。
3. to develop in flavour over a period of time; to allow sth to do this
(使)成熟,变陈
SYN mature :
▪ [V] The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。
▪ [VN] The wine is aged in oak casks.
这种酒是用栎木酒桶放陈的。
-age
-age
suffix
(in nouns 构成名词)
1. the action or result of
(表示动作或结果):
breakage
破损
2. a state or condition of
(表示状态或状况):
bondage
奴役
3. a set or group of
(表示一套或一组):
baggage
行李
4. an amount of
(表示数量):
mileage
英里数
5. the cost of
(表示费用):
postage
邮费
6. a place where
(表示地方):
anchorage
泊地
age1 /eɪdʒ/ ●●● S1 W1 noun
1 HOW OLD 年龄；年代 [countable, uncountable] the number of years someone has lived or something has existed 年龄；存在时间 → old
Francis is the same age as me.
弗朗西斯和我同年岁。
Experts disagree over the age of the drawings.
专家对这些画作的年代意见不统一。
Dad retired at the age of 56.
爸爸是在56岁时退休的。
at age 5/18 etc
In Britain, schooling starts at age 5.
在英国入学年龄是5岁。
4/15 etc years of age (=4,15 etc years old) 4岁/15岁等
She was just over 16 years of age.
她刚过16岁。
at my/your etc age (=when you are as old as me etc) 在我/你等这个年纪
At my age, it’s quite difficult getting up the stairs.
到我这年纪，上楼梯就很费劲了。
over/under the age of 5/18 etc
people over the age of 65
65岁以上的人
for his/her etc age (=compared with other people of the same age) 对于他/她等这个年纪来说
She’s tall for her age, isn’t she?
以她的年龄来说，她算高的，是不是？
Register
2 LEGAL AGE 法定年龄 [uncountable] the age when you are legally old enough to do something 法定年龄
What’s the minimum age for getting a driver’s license?
取得驾驶执照的最小年龄是多少？
You’re not allowed to buy alcohol. You’re under age (=too young by law).
你年纪太小，不可以买酒。
The normal retirement age is 65.
正常的退休年龄是65岁。
3 PERIOD OF LIFE 人生中的阶段 [countable, uncountable] one of the particular periods of someone’s life 年龄段
When you get to old age, everything seems to take longer.
人到老年，好像做什么事都慢。
The early teens are often a difficult age.
十三四岁往往是个麻烦的年龄。
4 BEING OLD 年老; 陈旧 [uncountable] the state of being old 年老；陈旧 → youth
with age
High blood pressure increases with age.
随着年龄增长，高血压会更厉害。
Some of the furniture was showing signs of age.
有些家具已显陈旧。
5 PERIOD OF HISTORY 历史阶段 [countable usually singular] a particular period of history 时代，世代 SYN era
We are living in the age of technology.
我们生活在科技时代。
Molecular biology is pushing medicine into a new age.
分子生物学正在将医学推向一个新时代。
→ in this day and age at day(6)► see thesaurus at period
6 ages [plural] (also an age) especially British English informal a long time 长时间
Simon! I haven’t seen you for ages.
西蒙，我已经好久没有见到你了！
That recipe takes ages.
那道菜忙半天才能做出来。
it’s ages since/before/until etc something
It’s ages since we’ve played that game.
我们已经好久没有玩过那种游戏了。
7 come of age → New Age1, New Age2
COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1,2 & 3
age2 ●●○ verb (present participle aging or ageing British English)
1 [intransitive, transitive] to start looking older or to make someone or something look older （使）变老；（使）显老
2 [intransitive] to become older 老化，变陈旧
3 [intransitive, transitive] to improve and develop in taste over a period of time, or to allow food or alcohol to do this （使）成熟，（使）味道变醇厚 SYN mature
Origin age1 (1200-1300) Old French aage, from Vulgar Latin aetaticum, from Latin aetas, from aevum “lifetime, age”
The spelling aging is also used, mainly in American English. 亦拼作aging，主要用于美国英语。
1.N-VAR 可变名词年龄 Your age is the number of years that you have lived.
She has a nephew who is just ten years of age…
她有一个才10岁的侄子。
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。
I admired him for being so confident at his age.
我钦佩他这般年纪就如此自信。
2.N-VAR 可变名词寿命 The age of a thing is the number of years since it was made.
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。
3.N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词老年；变老 Age is the state of being old or the process of becoming older.
Perhaps he has grown wiser with age…
可能随着年纪增长，他变聪明了。
The fabric was showing signs of age…
这块衣料可以看出岁月留下的痕迹。
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。
4.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词（使）变老；（使）显老 When someone ages, or when something ages them, they seem much older and less strong or less alert.
【语法信息】：V
【语法信息】：V n
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。
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。
5.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词（使）变陈；（使）成熟 When food or alcohol is aged or when it ages, it is left to get older before being eaten or drunk, so that it develops a better flavour.
【语法信息】：V-ed in
【语法信息】：V
【语法信息】：Also V n
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。
Whisky loses strength as it ages.
存放时间越久，威士忌的口味越淡。
6.N-COUNT 可数名词（一）代；时代；时期 An age is a period in history.
【搭配模式】：usu with supp
…the age of steam and steel.
蒸汽和钢铁时代
…items of Bronze Age pottery.
青铜器时代的陶器
7.N-COUNT 可数名词很长的时间 You can say an age or ages to mean a very long time.
【STYLE标签】：INFORMAL 非正式
He waited what seemed an age…
他等了似乎很长时间。
The bus took absolutely ages to arrive.
公共汽车过了很长时间才来。
8.See also:aged;ageing;coming of age;dark age;golden age;Ice Age;Iron Age;middle age;Stone Age;
9.PHRASE 短语举止和年龄相称 If someone tells you to act your age, 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.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
【语用信息】：disapproval
10.PHRASE 短语成熟；发达 If something comes of age, it reaches an important stage of development and is accepted by a large number of people.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
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。
11.PHRASE 短语成年;达到法定年龄 When someone comes of age, they become legally an adult.
【搭配模式】：V inflects
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。
12.PHRASE 短语未到合法年龄的;未成年的 Someone who is under age is not legally old enough to do something, for example to buy an alcoholic drink.
【搭配模式】：usu v-link PHR
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。
…under age smoking.
未成年吸烟
plural ages
1
a : the amount of time during which a person or animal has lived年龄
[count] What is your age? [=how old are you?] 你多大了？
The age of the student was 20. = The student’s age was 20.
这个学生当时的年龄是20岁。
Some people are reluctant to reveal their ages.
有些人不愿意透露自己的年龄。
She died tragically at a young age.
她不幸英年早逝。
Exercise is good for a man (of) your age.
锻炼对你这个年龄的人有好处。
The treatment depends on the sex and age of the patient.
治疗方案依病人的性别和年龄而定。
He joined the company at the age of 35. [=when he was 35 years old] 他35岁时加盟这家公司。
She died at the ripe old age of 90.
她90岁高龄时去世。
You’re too old to behave so foolishly. You should know better at your age. [=a person as old as you are should know better] 你已经长大，不应表现得如此愚蠢。你这个年龄的人应该懂得。
You should learn to act your age. [=to act in a way that is appropriate for a person of your age] 你应该学着稳重点。
She showed remarkable musical talent at/from an early age. [=she showed talent when she was young] 她很小就表现出非凡的音乐天赋。
The movie appeals to people of all ages.
这部电影老少咸宜。
The book is popular among men/women of a certain age. [=men/women who are not young anymore] 这本书广受成年男女的欢迎。
Her age is catching up to her. = She is starting to feel her age. [=she is starting to feel old] 她开始感到岁月不饶人了。
He left home at the tender age of 18. [=when he was only 18 years old] 他年仅18岁就离家在外了。
He learned to paint in his old age. [=when he was old] 他老年时学习绘画。
Our son is small for his age. [=he’s smaller than most children are at his age] 我们儿子的个头长得比大多数同龄孩子要小。
[noncount] Their son needs to spend more time with children his own age.
他们儿子需要多花点时间与同龄孩子玩。
a group of children ranging in age from 8 to 11
一群年龄从8岁到11岁的孩子
When you’re my age [=when you’re as old as I am] you’ll realize that life isn’t always fair.
等你到了我这个岁数，你将意识到生活并不总是公平的。
She became involved with a man twice her age.
她与一个年龄大她一倍的男子有瓜葛
More people now live to extreme old age. [=live to be extremely old]] 现在长寿的人更多了。
The program is for people over/under age 50.
这个计划是为年龄超过/不到50岁的人安排的。
groups of people classified by race and age
按种族和年龄划分的小组
The student was 20 years of age. [=was 20 years old] 这个学生当时20岁了。
He joined the company at age 35.
他35岁时加盟了这家公司。
— often used before another noun常用于另一名词前
The movie appeals to people of all age groups.
这部电影老少咸宜。
He was over the age limit. [=he was too old] 他超过了年龄限制。
— see also middle age, old age, school age
b : the amount of time during which a thing has existed存在时间
[count] What is the age of your car?
你的车开了几年了？
The car is in good condition for its age. [=considering how old it is] 考虑到它的年头，这车的车况算是不错了。
[noncount] The magazines were sorted by age.
这些杂志是按年代分类的。
2
: the time of life when a person does something or becomes legally able to do something法定年龄
[count] The voting age is 18. [=people are allowed to vote when they are 18 years old] 选举的法定年龄是18岁。
He was past the age for military service.
他过了服兵役的法定年龄。
[noncount] Her parents are approaching retirement age.
她的父母快到退休年龄了。
young people who have not yet reached drinking age
尚未到法定饮酒年龄的年轻人
students of college age = college-age students
适龄入读大学的学生
— see also age of consent
3
[noncount] a : the passage of time : the process of becoming old or older年老
a tree weakened by age
因树龄老而变得衰朽的树
His skills haven’t diminished with age.
他的技艺没有因年老衰退。
a wine that has improved with age
陈酿酒
“Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale her infinite variety.”
“年龄不能使她衰老，习惯也腐蚀不了她的变化无穷的伎俩。”
Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (1607)莎士比亚，《安东尼与克莉奥佩特拉》(1607)
b : the condition of being old年老；衰老；老化
from youth to (old) age
从年轻到年老
The building is showing signs of age.
那栋建筑日渐显出老化迹象。
She died of old age.
她因年事已高去世。
4
[count] : a period of history年代；岁月 — usually singular通常用单数
an airplane that became a symbol of the modern age
成为当代标志的飞机
a bygone/past age
逝去的岁月
the great problems of our age
我们这个时代的重大问题
It’s hard to believe that such behavior is still tolerated in this day and age. [=in current times; now] 很难相信在当今这个时代，这样的行为还能够被容忍。
— : a period of time that is associated with a particular thing or person（以某人或某事为代表的）时代
People expect information instantly in this age of the Internet.
在这个互联网时代，人们期望获得即时信息。
the age of Columbus
哥伦布时代
the machine age
机器时代
the Age of Discovery
发现时代
— see also bronze age, dark ages, golden age, ice age, iron age, new age, stone age, gilded age at gild
5
[count] informal : a long period of time很长一段时间
It’s been an age since we last saw them.
自从我们上次见到他们，已经过去很久了。
— usually plural通常用复数
It’s been ages since we last saw them. = We haven’t seen them in/for ages. = It was ages ago when we last saw them.
自从我们上次见到他们，已经过去很久了。
come of age
: to reach the age when you are considered an adult成年；达到法定年龄
He received his full inheritance when he came of age.
成年之后他得到了全部遗产。
— often used figuratively.常用作比喻
She came of age as an artist [=she developed fully as an artist] after she moved to New York.
搬到纽约后，她成长为一名成熟的艺术家。
a political movement that has recently come of age [=has become fully formed and effective] 近期发展成熟的政治运动
in a coon’s age US, informal or in a dog’s age
: in a very long time很久
We haven’t seen them in a coon’s age.
我们很久没有见到他们了。
2 age /ˈeɪʤ/ verb
ages; aged; aging or chiefly British ageing
1
[no object] : to become old or older变老
As he aged he grew more and more bitter.
年龄越大，他越痛苦。
You haven’t aged a day since I saw you last!
你看起来跟上次见面时一样，一点儿也不见老！
an aging population
老龄化人口
a book that has aged well [=a book that is still good or appealing although it is no longer new] 一本经过时间考验的好书
She has aged gracefully. [=she has continued to be healthy and young looking as she has gotten older] 她年纪见长，却风韵犹存。
2
[+ object] : to cause (someone or something) to become old or to appear to be old（使）变老，显老
His troubles have aged him.
种种烦恼让他苍老了许多。
Exposure to the sun has aged her skin.
阳光下的曝晒使她的皮肤老化。
3
of food or drink : to be stored for a period of time in order to gain desired qualities（食物或酒经贮存）变陈，熟化
[no object] The wine ages in oak barrels.
这种酒是用橡木桶陈放的。
[+ object] The wine is aged in oak barrels.
这种酒是用橡木桶陈放的。
an aged cheese
一块陈年的奶酪
-age /ɪʤ/ noun suffix
1
: action, process, or result of表“动作”，“过程”，“结果”
coverage
新闻报道
breakage
破损
wastage
浪费
2
: total amount or collection表“数量”，“集合”
mileage
英里数
acreage
英亩数
3
: house or place of表“住处”，“场所”
orphanage
孤儿院
brokerage
经纪公司
4
: state, status, or condition of表“状况”
bondage
束缚
blockage
堵塞
5
: fee or charge表“费用”
postage
邮费
