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nounverb 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 age5 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. 不限年龄均可入内。 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 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。 the nuclear age核时代 the age of the computer计算机时代 Wine improves with age. 陈酒味浓。 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 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。 She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在 70 岁高龄学会了开车。 He lived to the ripe old age of 91. 他活到了 91 岁的高龄。 Isn’t it time you started acting your age? The money will go to the children when they come of age. It was the year that concern for the environment really came of age. She doesn’t look her age; I thought she was ten years younger. He was a man of advanced years. 他年事已高。 (humorous) Even at my advanced age I still know how to enjoy myself! 我虽说是黄昏暮年，也还懂得如何找乐儿！ The show appeals to an audience of a certain age. 这个节目中年观众感兴趣。 It is illegal to sell cigarettes to children who are under age. 售香烟给未到法定年龄的孩子是非法的。 Act your age! At your age I had already started work. Carlos left ages ago. 卡洛斯老早就离开了。 He could read by the age of four. He lived during the Elizabethan age. He was sent away to school at an early age. He was still active even at the advanced age of 87. He’s 20 years of age. He’s quite a big boy for his age. I’ve been sitting here for absolutely ages. In an age when few women became politicians, her career was unusual. It is illegal to sell alcohol to children under the age of 18. It took an age for us all to get on the boat. She dreaded old age. She lived to the age of 75. She needs a friend of her own age to play with. She was beginning to feel her age. 她开始感到自己上年纪了。 The general age of consent for sexual activity is 16. The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 years. This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age. Twelve million people are over retirement age. Twelve million people in Great Britain are over retirement age. We had to wait for ages! When you get to my age you get a different perspective on life. White hair is a sign of great age. Why dress so formally in this day and age? a pleasant woman in early middle age an exhibition of Islamic art through the ages children between the ages of five and eleven children of school age学龄儿童 the age of the wireless communication the golden age of Hollywood Are the laws of war still relevant in the nuclear age? He started playing the piano at an early age. 他幼年开始弹钢琴。 It was only now, in middle age, that she was beginning to enjoy life. She needs to find more friends of her own age. They dug up several examples of Bronze Age pottery. children from 5–10 years of age5 至 10 岁的儿童 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。 age somebody The shock has aged her. 这次打击让她显得苍老了。 age something Exposure to the sun ages the skin. 太阳暴晒会使皮肤衰老。 These photos have been artificially aged. The cheese is left to age for at least a year. 这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。 age something The wine is aged in oak casks. 这种酒是用栎木酒桶放陈的。 He had put on weight and aged a little. My mother has really aged since she became ill. The shock has aged her a lot. This wine has not aged well. a rapidly ageing/aging population |