ages

1. [C][U]年龄,年纪 the amount of time that sb/sth has been in the world
2. [U]人生的一个阶段 one of the periods of a person's life
3. [U]老年,老 being old
4. [S]时代,时期 a certain time in history

1. vt. & vi. 长大,变老; 使苍老 become old or seem old
2. vi. 变陈,变醇厚 become fitter for use with the passage of time; have a fully-developed taste

• act one's age举止与年龄相称
• ask sb's age问某人的年龄
• be of age成年
• carry one's age well年老而精力旺盛
• come of age成年
• live to a great age活到高龄
• look one's age和年龄相称
• provide against age防老
• reach an age of活到生命中的某一阶段
• take sb ages花某人很多时间

• adult age成年
• early age早年
• golden age黄金时代
• great age很大的年纪,高寿,高龄
• middle age中年
• old age高龄
• present age当代,现代
• ripe age成年
• the Dark A-欧洲中世纪,黑暗时代
• the Middle A-中世纪
• young age童年

• college age入大学年龄
• high-school age入中学年龄
• school age入学年龄
• preschool age学龄前时期
• the Ice A-冰川时代
• the Iron A-铁器时代
• the New Stone A-新石器时代
• the Stone A-石器时代

• an age ago许久以前

• at an age在某一年龄
• during the age在…时代
• for an age很久以前
• for ages好久
• look young for one's age看上去比实际上年轻
• from age to age世世代代,一代一代(地)
• in all age历来,今昔,常常
• in an age在一个时代
• be of an age属于某一年龄的
• people of all age各种不同年龄的人
• be over age超过适龄年限
• through the ages历来,千秋万代
• be under age未达适龄年限

• age of 80 80岁

• age a lot老了许多
• age fast老得很快
• age overnight一夜之间变老了
• age very much老了许多
• age well陈得好
• age considerably老了很多
• age greatly老多了
• age quickly老得很快
• age rapidly老得很快
• age visibly明显地变老

of all ages古往今来的（事情）；老老少少的（人）

through the ages古往今来，这么多年来

for ages很久；很长时间

people of all ages各个年龄的人

ages ago n. 老早， 早就；从前

dark ages黑暗时代（欧洲史上约为公元476-1000年）

in ages很长时间；很久

down the ages自古以来，从古至今；从古到今

1. What is your age?
   你多大年纪？
2. The child is at an impressionable age.
   这孩子正处于易受影响的年龄。
3. We are living in the age of technology.
   我们生活在工业技术时代。
4. Rome was in its prime in the age of Augustus.
   罗马帝国的全盛期是在奥古斯都时代。
5. Each civilization has its golden age.
   每个文明都有它的鼎盛时期。
6. I haven't seen you for ages.
   我好久没见到你了。

1. Anxiety ages us.
   忧虑催人老。
2. The death of his wife caused him to age fast.
   他妻子的死使他变老了许多。
3. The wine is put into oak casks to age.
   酒被放进橡木桶中变陈。
4. The cheese is left to age for at least a year.
   这种奶酪至少要搁一年才成熟。