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age /eɪdʒ/► SEE ALLact/be your agecome of agelook your ageunder agethe awkward ageof a certain agein this day and agefeel your agethe golden age (of sth)a/the grand old ageat/to a ripe old ageat/to the ripe old age of…at a tender ageat the tender age of 8, 12, etc.
●ˌact/ˌbe your ˈage (informal) (often used as a command 常用作命令) stop behaving like a child 别孩子气；举止要和年龄相称◆You’re behaving like a couple of kids. Act your age!
你俩表现得像小孩一样，要懂事点！●ˌcome of ˈage1. reach the age when you are considered by the law to be an adult 成年；达到法定年龄◆He will inherit his father’s money when he comes of age.
他成年后将会继承父亲的财产。2. (of an organization, etc. 组织等) become established and accepted 确立地位；站稳脚跟◆With more and more people now aware of environmental issues, ‘green’ politics has really come of age.
现在随着越来越多的人意识到环境问题，“绿色”政治真的深入人心了。●ˌlook your ˈageseem as old as you really are and not younger or older 看上去与年龄相称◆I was surprised when I last saw her — she’s really starting to look her age now.
最近一次看到她时我很吃惊，她现在真的开始显老了。●ˌunder ˈagenot yet an adult according to the law 还未到法定年龄；未成年◆We don’t serve alcohol to teenagers who are under age / to under-age teenagers.
我们不卖酒给未成年人。●the ˈawkward agethe period when some young people have difficulties as they approach adult life 尴尬年龄（指青春期之初）◆‘Gary seems such a quiet boy.’ ‘Oh, he’s just at that awkward age — he’ll soon grow out of it.’“加里好像沉默寡言。”“哦，他正处于尴尬年龄，很快就会过去的。”●of a certain ˈageif you talk about a person being of a certain age, you mean that they are no longer young but not yet old 不算年轻（但也不算老）◆The show is designed to appeal to an audience of a certain age.这场演出是为迎合中年观众的口味而设计的。●in ˈthis day and ageat the present time; nowadays 当代；当今；在今天这个时代◆It’s surprising, in this day and age, to discover that there are still many homes which do not have telephones.在今天这个时代，居然还有很多家庭没有电话，这真让人奇怪。●ˌfeel your ˈagerealize from your physical condition, opinion, views, etc. that you are getting old （从自己的身体状况、观点、看法等中）感到自己老了，意识到自己的年龄◆He’s not as energetic as he used to be — beginning to feel his age, I suppose.他不像以前那么精力充沛了。我想他开始觉得自己上年纪了。◆Listening to this rap music really makes me feel my age.听这种说唱乐，真让我觉得自己老了。●the ˈgolden age (of sth)the period during which sth is very successful, especially in the past （尤指过去的）黄金时代，全盛时期◆This book looks back on the golden age of steam engines, and all railway fans will enjoy it immensely.这本书回顾了蒸汽机的黄金时代，所有的铁路迷都会非常喜欢。●a/the ˌgrand old ˈagea great age 高龄◆She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 65.她最终在 65 岁高龄学会了开车。●at/to a ˈripe old age●at/to the ripe old age of…at/to a very old age 在／到…高龄◆My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.我的祖母活到很大年纪。◆My uncle was still driving a car at the ripe old age of 89.我叔叔 89 岁高龄还在开车。●at a ˌtender ˈage●at the tender ˌage of ˈ8, ˈ12, etc.used in connection with sb who is still young and does not have much experience （在）年纪尚幼时；（在） 8 岁（或 12 岁等）的小小年纪◆We were sent to boarding school at a tender age.很小的时候我们就被送到了寄宿学校。◆At the tender age of seventeen I left home.早在十七岁的小小年纪，我就离开了家。 |