age/eɪʤ/

n.

➊ the number of years that you have lived or sth has existed

➋ a period in history

v. (cause sb/sth) become old or appear older

➭ ing. ageing或aging

n.

➊ [U; C] 年龄：Bill is the same age as me. 比尔与我同龄。

◇[at the age of + 数目 = at age +数目] at the age of 5（或at age 5） 5岁时

◇under/over the age of 30 不到30岁/30多岁

◇[年数 + of age] His son is 5 years of age (= 5 years old). 他的儿子5岁。

◇at an early age 幼年

◇friends of one's own age 同龄的朋友

◇This is a common problem for people (of) your age. 这是个你同龄人中常见的问题。

◇children of this age group 这个年龄群的孩子

➋ [C] 时代：[the ... age] the computer/nuclear age 电脑/核时代

◇live in the age of technology 生活在科技时代

v. [T; I] （使）变老；（使）显老；（使）老化：Troubles age a man. 烦忧催人老。

◇The bridge is aging and needs replacing. 这座桥老化了，需要重修。

at sb's age 在…的这个年龄时：I was already a teacher at your age （或when I was your age）. 我在你这个年纪时已经当老师了。

come of age 成年，满法定年龄：He avenged his father's death when he came of age. 他成年后为父亲的死报了仇。

for one's age 与同龄人相比：He's tall for his age. 与他的同龄人相比，他算高的。

for ages 很长时间：I haven't seen him for ages. 我有很长时间没有见到他了。

常犯错误

✗ We are at the same age.

✓ We are the same age. 我们同龄。

[✌be one's age和be the same age (as sb)两个短语中，be后无at]

常犯错误

✗ His age is 20 years old

✓ His age is 20.

✓ He is 20 years old. 他20岁了。

用法与年龄有关的译法

❖ “一个10岁的男孩”可译为：a boy of 10 = a ten-year-old boy = a ten-year-old

❖ “他20岁。”可译为：He is 20. = He is 20 years old. = He is 20 years of age. 不能说：✗ He has 20 years.

❖ “在某个年龄段”的表达方法：in his twenties 在20多岁时（不能说：in the twenties）；in his teens 在10多岁时；as a child 在孩提时代