【age音标】 英[eɪdʒ] 美[eɪdʒ]
【单词释义】 age是什么意思：
n.年龄；时代，时期；老年；年龄段
vt.& vi.（使）长大；使显老；使变老；使苍老
vi.[化学]老化；陈化，熟化；（吸毒者随年龄增长而主动）戒毒，戒除毒品
vt.[化学]使老化；使陈化；使熟化；估计，推测（马的年龄）
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] ages [第三人称单数] ages
[单词现在分词] ageing,aging
[单词过去式] aged
[单词过去分词] aged
【age形近词/近似词】
wage n.(通常指按周领的)工资；报酬 v.实行，进行
page n.页；（计算机的）页面 v.翻页；浏览；呼叫
voyage n.航行；航海 v.航行(尤指)；远航
sage n.圣人；智者；鼠尾草（可用作调料） adj.睿智的，贤明的
cage n.笼子
rage n.愤怒；暴怒 v.发脾气，大怒；（战斗、争论）激烈进行，（暴风雨）肆虐；（火灾、疾病）迅速蔓延
【常用短语】
at the age of 在…岁时
【单词例句】
◇ There was once a king who had three sons of marriageable age In order to avoid any dispute over their choice of three brides, he said, "Aim as far as you can with the sling There where the stone falls you will get your wife."
从前，有一个国王，他的三个儿子都到了娶妻的年龄了。为了不让三个王子在挑选新娘的时候发生争斗，国王对他们说：“你们用投石器尽力向远处拋石头，石头落在哪里，你们就娶哪里的姑娘为妻。”
---- The Prince Who Married a Frog
◇ One fine day, an old couple around the age of 70, walks into a lawyer’s office. Apparently, they are there to file a divorce. Lawyer was very puzzled, after having a chat with them, he got their story.
在一个阳光明媚的日子里，一对70多岁的老夫妇走进了律师事务所。显然地，他们准备到那儿办理离婚手续。律师对这对年老的夫妇提出要离婚的事感到非常困惑。后来，跟他们交谈了之后，他得知他们之间的故事。
---- Life Together
◇ My father continued to walk alongside her as he always had. Two people who had stood together against all odds. My mother orphaned at a young age and moved place to place. My father the youngest of nine in a family hurt with poverty.
父亲一如既往地走在母亲的身旁，如同二人昔日承受所有的患难。母亲幼年时就成了孤儿，四处漂流；父亲兄弟姊妹九个，也曾饱受贫困之苦。
---- To Love Enough
◇ Once you become an adult, you typically reach your full height. But your height can change with age, and it's no myth — you shrink with time.
人在成年之时，通常身高会达到顶点。但是你的身高会随着年龄而改变，年纪大了就会变矮，这并不是什么秘密。