age [ eidʒ ]

• n.
  • how long something has existed

    "it was replaced because of its age"

  • an era of history having some distinctive feature

    "we live in a litigious age"

    同义词： historic period

  • a time in life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises

    "she was now of school age"

    同义词： eld

  • a late time of life

    "old age is not for sissies"; "age hasn't slowed him down at all"

    同义词： old age years eld geezerhood

  • a prolonged period of time

    "we've known each other for ages"

    同义词： long time years

• v.
  • begin to seem older; get older

    "The death of his wife caused him to age fast"

  • grow old or older

    "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"

    同义词： senesce get on mature maturate

  • make older

    "The death of his child aged him tremendously"

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