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| act your age interjinterjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!" | informal (stop behaving immaturely) | 举止与年龄相称
jǔ zhǐ yǔ nián líng xiāng chèn |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| advanced age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (old age) | 老年
lǎo nián |
| | | 高龄
gāo líng |
| | Cataracts are a common eye problem, especially for people of an advanced age. |
| age distribution nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (population statistics) | 年龄分布
nián líng fēn bù |
| | If you examine the age distribution of a population, you see that there are baby booms after wars end. |
| age gap nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (difference in age) | 年龄差
nián líng chā |
| | | 年龄差距
nián líng chā jù |
| | There's a significant age gap between John and his wife. |
| age group nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (people in age range) | 年龄组
nián líng zǔ |
| | The Baby Boomers are the age group that was born after World War II. |
| age limit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (maximum legal or acceptable age) | 年龄上限
nián líng shàng xiàn |
| | Most federal judges in the US must retire by the age limit of 75. |
| age limit nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (minimum or maximum legal or acceptable age) | 年龄限制
nián líng xiàn zhì |
| | | 最大或最小年龄限制
zuì dà huò zuì xiǎo nián líng xiàn zhì |
| | 21 is the age limit for buying alcohol. |
| age of consent nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (age at which sex becomes legal) | （两性关系上的）合法年龄
liǎng xìng guān xì shàng de hé fǎ nián líng |
| | | 承诺年龄
chéng nuò nián líng |
| | In many countries, the age of consent is determined by the beginning of puberty. |
| age range nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (span of ages) | 年龄范围
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| | | 年龄段
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| | | 年龄跨度
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| age spot nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (skin blemish) | 老人斑，黄褐斑
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| age-old adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (ancient) | 古老的
gǔ lǎo de |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Pichu. |
| age-old adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (long-standing) | 已经存在很久的
yǐ jīng cún zài hěn jiǔ de |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
| at any age advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (no matter what one's age) | 在任何年龄
zài rèn hé nián líng |
| | | 不管什么年纪
bù guǎn shén me nián jì |
| | Cancer does not discriminate, it can strike at any age. |
| Bronze Age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (period when humans used bronze tools) | 铜器时代
tóng qì shí dài |
| | The fossil dates back to the Bronze Age. |
| come of age v | (reach legal or social adulthood) | 满法定年龄
mǎn fǎ dìng nián líng |
| | | 成年
chéng nián |
| | Many cultures have a ritual to celebrate a youth's coming of age. |
| come of age v | (mature, reach maturity, develop fully) | 变成熟
biàn chéng shóu |
| | | 发展充分
fā zhǎn chōng fèn |
| | When you come of age you take on the responsibilities of an adult. |
| coming of age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (reaching adulthood) | 成年
chéng nián |
| Dark Ages nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | (medieval period) (欧洲中世纪前期) | 黑暗时代
hēi àn shí dài |
| | Historians no longer refer to the early medieval period in Europe as the "Dark Ages". |
| dark ages nplplural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors." | figurative (being unenlightened) | 未开化的状态
wèi kāi huà de zhuàng tài |
| | | 黑暗时代
hēi àn shí dài |
| | My boss is still living in the dark ages. He thinks his female employees should make the coffee. |
| drinking age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (legal age to drink alcohol) | 法律规定可以喝酒的年龄
fǎ lǜ guī dìng kě yǐ hē jiǔ de nián líng |
| | The drinking age in New York is 21 years old. |
| early age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (infancy) | 婴儿期
yīng ér qī |
| | My son started reading at an early age - as far as I remember he was only three years old. |
| from age to age advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (throughout history) | 从古至今
cóng gǔ zhì jīn |
| | | 世世代代
shì shì dài dài |
| | From age to age, the quest to discover has been an imperative of the human race. |
| full age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (majority, legal age of adulthood) | 法定年龄
fǎ dìng nián líng |
| | | 合法年龄
hé fǎ nián líng |
| | | 成年
chéng nián |
| golden age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (finest period in [sth]'s history) | 黄金时代
huáng jīn shí dài |
| | | 极盛时期
jí shèng shí qī |
| | Some look back to the 18th century as the golden age of reason. |
| great age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (advanced age, old age) | 高龄
gāo líng |
| | Turtles can live to a great age. |
| ice age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (cold prehistoric period) | 冰川时代
bīng chuān shí dài |
| | | 冰川时期
bīng chuān shí qī |
| | | 冰河时代
bīng hé shí dài |
| | Mammoths lived at the end of the last ice age. Another ice age is due to begin within 1000 years or so. |
| in this day and age advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (these days) | 在这个时代
zài zhè gè shí dài |
| | | 在当今世界
zài dāng jīn shì jiè |
| | No one writes hand-written letters in this day and age. It is difficult to believe that slavery is still tolerated in this day and age. |
| legal age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (law: age at which you can do [sth]) | 法定年龄
fǎ dìng nián líng |
| | The government should consider raising the legal age for driving from 17 to 18. |
| mature age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (middle age) (指中年) | 成熟的年龄
chéng shóu de nián líng |
| | His mother is of mature age at 40 years old. |
| mature age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (legal adulthood) (指法定成年) | 成年
chéng nián |
| | The law of the United States holds that only those of mature age may purchase cigarettes. |
| middle age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (mature years: 50s) | 中年
zhōng nián |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| New Age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (spiritual movement) (一种社会现象或思想潮流) | 新纪元运动
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| | | 新时代运动
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| New Age n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (relating to spiritual movement) | 新纪元运动的
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| | | 新时代运动的
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| New Age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (New Age music) (音乐风格) | 新世纪音乐
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| | | 新纪元音乐
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| of age advadverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down." | (to legal adulthood) | 成年地
chéng nián de |
| | | 达到法定年龄地
dá dào fǎ dìng nián líng de |
| | How can I be of age to serve in the military but too young to buy a beer? |
| of age adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (legally adult) | 成年的
chéng nián de |
| | | 到了法定年龄的
dào le fǎ dìng nián líng de |
| old age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (latter stages of adulthood) | 老年
lǎo nián |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| old age n as adjnoun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood." | (in latter stage of adulthood) | 老龄
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| | | 老龄化
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| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
overage,
over-age adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (older than an age limit) | 过老的
guò lǎo de |
| | | 超龄的
chāo líng de |
ripe old age,
ripe age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (advanced age) | 高龄
gāo líng |
| | Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99. |
| space age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (period post-1950s onwards) (1950后，美俄两国开始天空竞争的时代) | 太空时代，宇宙时代
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| | The launch of Sputnik initiated the space age. |
| stone age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (early period in civilization) | 石器时代
shí qì shí dài |
| | The dinosaurs had already died out by the beginning of the Stone Age. |
| tender age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (youth) | 幼年
yòu nián |
| | | 小小年纪
xiǎo xiǎo nián jì |
| | | 少不更事的年纪
shào bù gēng shì de nián jì |
| | Mozart first performed for European royalty at the tender age of six. |
| this day and age nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | informal (modern times) (非正式用语) | 当今，现今
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| | It's hard being overweight in this day and age. |
underage,
under-age adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (person: legally too young) (指人) | 未达到法定年龄的，未成年的
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| | It is against the law to buy alcohol for people who are underage. |
underage,
under-age adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (act: involving a minor) (行为等) | 未成年人做的，不成熟的
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| | Underage sex is illegal in many countries. |