/eɪdʒ ||; edʒ/noun1 [C,U] the length of time that sb has lived or that sth has existed 年龄;年纪: Ali is 17 years of age. 阿里十七岁。She left school at the age of 16. 她十六岁时毕业了。Children of all ages will enjoy this film. 各种年龄的孩子都会喜欢这部电影。He needs some friends of his own age. 他须要交几个年龄相若的朋友。 When you want to ask about somebody's age, you usually say How old is she?and the answer can be She's eighteenor She's eighteen years oldbut NOT She's eighteen years.Here are some examples of other ways of talking about age I'm nearly nineteen. a girl of eighteen an eighteen-year-old girl The robber is of medium height and aged about 16 or 17. 想知道某人的年龄通常这样说:How old is she? 回答时可以说:She's eighteen 或 She's eighteen years old,但不可以说 She's eighteen years。以下是另外一些表示年龄的说法:I'm nearly nineteen. 我快十九岁了。a girl of eighteen 十八岁的姑娘 an eighteen-year-old girl十八岁的姑娘 The robber is of medium height and aged about 16 or 17. 那个盗贼中等身材,年龄大约十六七岁。
2 [C,U] a particular period in sb's life 人生的某阶段;年龄段: a problem that often develops in middle age 人到中年常有的毛病。Her sons will look after her in her old age. 她到了老年,儿子们会照顾她。
3 [U] the state of being old 年老;晚年: a face lined with age 因年老而起皱纹的脸The doctor said she died of old age. 医生说,她是老死的。 ☞Look at youth. 参看 youth。
4 [C] a particular period of history 时代;年代: the computer age 计算机时代the history of art through the ages 历代的艺术史
5 ages [pl] (informal 非正式) a very long time 长时间;很久: We had to wait (for) ages at the hospital. 我们在医院里等了很久。It's ages since I've seen her. 我已经很久没有见过她。
come of age to become an adult in law 成年;满法定年龄
feel your age→
FEEL¹
under age not old enough by law to do sth 未满法定年龄