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| act your age interj | informal (stop behaving immaturely) | SCSimplified Chinese 举止与年龄相称 jǔ zhǐ yǔ nián líng xiāng chèn |
| | Fred should start acting his age. |
| advanced age n | (old age) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年 lǎo nián
TCTraditional Chinese 老年 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 高龄 lǎo nián，gāo líng |
| | Cataracts are a common eye problem, especially for people of an advanced age. |
| age bracket n | (people around same age) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄段 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄层 |
| age distribution n | (population statistics) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄分布 nián líng fēn bù
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡分布 |
| | If you examine the age distribution of a population, you see that there are baby booms after wars end. |
| age gap n | (difference in age) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄差 nián líng chā
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡差距 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄差距 nián líng chā，nián líng chā jù |
| | There's a significant age gap between John and his wife. |
| age group n | (people in age range) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄组 nián líng zǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡組 |
| | The Baby Boomers are the age group that was born after World War II. |
| age limit n | (maximum legal or acceptable age) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄上限 nián líng shàng xiàn
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡上限 |
| | Most federal judges in the US must retire by the age limit of 75. |
| age limit n | (minimum legal or acceptable age) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄限制 nián líng xiàn zhì
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡限制 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 最大或最小年龄限制 nián líng xiàn zhì，zuì dà huò zuì xiǎo nián líng xiàn zhì |
| | 21 is the age limit for buying alcohol. |
| age of consent n | (age at which sex becomes legal) | SCSimplified Chinese （两性关系上的）合法年龄 liǎng xìng guān xì shàng de hé fǎ nián líng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 承诺年龄 liǎng xìng guān xì shàng de hé fǎ nián líng，chéng nuò nián líng |
| | In many countries, the age of consent is determined by the beginning of puberty. |
| age range n | (span of ages) | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄范围
TCTraditional Chinese 年齡範圍 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄段 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 年龄跨度 |
| age spot n | (skin blemish) | SCSimplified Chinese 老人斑，黄褐斑 |
| age-long adj | (existing for a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 久远的，长久的，长时期的 jiǔ yuǎn de ，cháng jiǔ de
TCTraditional Chinese 久遠的，長久的 |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | SCSimplified Chinese 古老的 gǔ lǎo de |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 adv | (no matter what one's age) | SCSimplified Chinese 在任何年龄 zài rèn hé nián líng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不管什么年纪 zài rèn hé nián líng，bù guǎn shén me nián jì |
| | Cancer does not discriminate, it can strike at any age. |
| awkward age | (early adolescence) | SCSimplified Chinese 未成熟的青春期 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不成熟的年纪 |
| the Bronze Age n | (period of prehistory) | SCSimplified Chinese 铜器时代 tóng qì shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 銅器時代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 青铜时代 |
| | The fossil dates back to the Bronze Age. |
| come of age v expr | (reach adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 满法定年龄 mǎn fǎ dìng nián líng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成年 mǎn fǎ dìng nián líng，chéng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 成年 |
| | Many cultures have a ritual to celebrate when a youth comes of age. |
| | 在许多文化中都会举行仪式，庆祝少年成年。 |
| come of age v expr | figurative (be fully developed) | SCSimplified Chinese 变成熟 biàn chéng shóu / biàn chéng shú
TCTraditional Chinese 變成熟 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 发展充分 biàn chéng shóu / biàn chéng shú，fā zhǎn chōng fèn |
| | Has blogging finally come of age as a way to make money? |
| | 博客是否终于成为了成熟的赚钱途径？ |
| coming of age n | (reaching adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 成年 chéng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 成年 |
| | "Cinema Paradiso" is a film about the coming of age of an Italian boy. |
| | 《天堂电影院》是一部关于一个意大利男孩长大成人的电影。 |
| coming-of-age adj | (relating to reaching adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 成年的 chéng nián de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 进入成年的 |
| coming-of-age story n | (novel, film: child becomes adult) (小说、电影) | SCSimplified Chinese 成长故事 |
| Dark Ages npl | (medieval period) (欧洲中世纪前期) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑暗时代 hēi àn shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 黑暗時代 |
| | Historians no longer refer to the early medieval period in Europe as the "Dark Ages". |
| dark ages npl | figurative (being unenlightened) | SCSimplified Chinese 未开化的状态 wèi kāi huà de zhuàng tài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 黑暗时代 wèi kāi huà de zhuàng tài，hēi àn shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 黑暗時代 |
| | My boss is still living in the dark ages. He thinks his female employees should make the coffee. |
| drinking age n | (legal age to drink alcohol) | SCSimplified Chinese 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 n | (infancy) | SCSimplified Chinese 婴儿期 yīng ér qī
TCTraditional Chinese 嬰兒期 |
| | My son started reading at an early age - as far as I remember he was only three years old. |
| from age to age adv | (throughout history) | SCSimplified Chinese 从古至今 cóng gǔ zhì jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 從古至今 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 世世代代 cóng gǔ zhì jīn，shì shì dài dài |
| | From age to age, the quest to discover has been an imperative of the human race. |
| full age n | (majority, legal age of adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TCTraditional Chinese 法定年齡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 合法年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng，hé fǎ nián líng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 成年 fǎ dìng nián líng，chéng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 成年 |
| the Gilded Age n | historical (era in late 19th century US) | SCSimplified Chinese 镀金时代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 镀金年代 |
| golden age n | (finest period in [sth]'s history) | SCSimplified Chinese 黄金时代 huáng jīn shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 黃金時代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 极盛时期 huáng jīn shí dài，jí shèng shí qī
TCTraditional Chinese 極盛時期 |
| | Some look back to the 18th century as the golden age of reason. |
| great age n | (advanced age, old age) | SCSimplified Chinese 高龄 gāo líng |
| | Turtles can live to a great age. |
| ice age n | (cold prehistoric period) | SCSimplified Chinese 冰川时代 bīng chuān shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 冰川時代 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冰川时期 bīng chuān shí dài，bīng chuān shí qī |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 冰河时代 bīng chuān shí dài，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 a dog's age,
for a dog's age adv | figurative, informal, US (for a long time) | SCSimplified Chinese 很长时间 hěn cháng shí jiān
TCTraditional Chinese 很長時間 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 很久 hěn cháng shí jiān ，hěn jiǔ |
| in this day and age expr | slightly informal (in modern times) | SCSimplified Chinese 在这个时代 zài zhè gè shí dài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在当今世界 zài zhè gè shí dài，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. |
| Iron Age n | (period when humans used iron tools) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁器时代 |
Iron Age,
Iron-Age n as adj | (relating to the Iron Age) | SCSimplified Chinese 铁器时代的 |
| Iron Age n | (mythology: worst of four ages) (神话) | SCSimplified Chinese 黑铁时代 |
| Iron Age n | (age of wickedness) | SCSimplified Chinese 堕落时代 |
| lawful age n | dated (law: for full legal responsibility) | SCSimplified Chinese 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TCTraditional Chinese 法定年齡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 合法年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng，hé fǎ nián líng |
| legal age n | (law: age at which you can do [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 法定年龄 fǎ dìng nián líng
TCTraditional Chinese 法定年齡 |
| | The government should consider raising the legal age for driving from 17 to 18. |
| mature age n | (middle age) (指中年) | SCSimplified Chinese 成熟的年龄 chéng shóu de nián líng / chéng shú de nián líng |
| | His mother is of mature age at 40 years old. |
| mature age n | (legal adulthood) (指法定成年) | SCSimplified Chinese 成年 chéng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 成年 |
| | The law of the United States holds that only those of mature age may purchase cigarettes. |
| mental age n | (psychological capacity) | SCSimplified Chinese 心理年龄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 心智年龄 |
| middle age n | (mature years: 50s) | SCSimplified Chinese 中年 zhōng nián
TCTraditional Chinese 中年 |
| | When Ray reached middle age, he knew he needed to do something to get his body in shape. |
| middle-age spread n | (bodily change) | SCSimplified Chinese 中年发福 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 中年富态 |
| New Age n | (spiritual movement) (一种社会现象或思想潮流) | SCSimplified Chinese 新纪元运动 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 新时代运动 |
| New Age n as adj | (relating to spiritual movement) | SCSimplified Chinese 新纪元运动的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 新时代运动的 |
| New Age n | (New Age music) (音乐风格) | SCSimplified Chinese 新世纪音乐 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 新纪元音乐 |
| of age adj | (legally adult) | SCSimplified Chinese 成年的 chéng nián de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 到了法定年龄的 chéng nián de ，dào le fǎ dìng nián líng de |
| | How can I be of age to serve in the military but too young to buy a beer? |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年 lǎo nián
TCTraditional Chinese 老年 |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| | 人变老后往往会变得健忘。 |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年人的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老人的 |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| | 对许多人来说，健康状况下降是老年人应考虑的问题。 |
overage,
over-age adj | (older than an age limit) | SCSimplified Chinese 过老的 guò lǎo de
TCTraditional Chinese 過老的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 超龄的 guò lǎo de，chāo líng de |
| | Tommie was overage and couldn't ride the roller-coaster. |
| retirement age n | (law: age [sb] stops working) | SCSimplified Chinese 退休年龄 tuì xiū nián líng |
ripe old age,
ripe age n | informal (advanced age) | SCSimplified Chinese 高龄 gāo líng |
| | Grandpa died at the ripe old age of 99. |
| school age n | (age: in-school years) | SCSimplified Chinese 学龄 |
| space age n | (period post-1950s onwards) (1950后，美俄两国开始天空竞争的时代) | SCSimplified Chinese 太空时代，宇宙时代 tài kōng shí dài，yǔ zhòu shí dài |
| | The launch of Sputnik initiated the space age. |
| the Stone Age n | (early period in civilization) | SCSimplified Chinese 石器时代 shí qì shí dài
TCTraditional Chinese 石器時代 |
| | The dinosaurs had already died out by the beginning of the Stone Age. |
| tender age n | (youth) | SCSimplified Chinese 幼年 yòu nián
TCTraditional Chinese 幼年 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 小小年纪 yòu nián ，xiǎo xiǎo nián jì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 少不更事的年纪 yòu nián ，shào bù gēng shì de nián jì |
| | Mozart first performed for European royalty at the tender age of six. |
| this day and age n | slightly informal (modern times) | SCSimplified Chinese 当今，现今 dāng jīn，xiàn jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 當今，現今 |
| | The children of this day and age adapt easily to new technology. |
underage,
under-age adj | (person: legally too young) (指人) | SCSimplified Chinese 未达到法定年龄的，未成年的 wèi dá dào fǎ dìng nián líng de，wèi chéng nián de |
| | It is against the law to buy alcohol for people who are underage. |
underage,
under-age adj | (act: involving a minor) (行为等) | SCSimplified Chinese 未成年人做的，不成熟的 wèi chéng nián rén zuò de，bù chéng shú de |
| | Underage sex is illegal in many countries. |
underage drinking,
under-age n | (alcohol consumption by minors) | SCSimplified Chinese 未成年人饮酒 |
| | This leaflet on underage drinking contains advice for parents of teenage children. |
| voting age n | (age when you become eligible to vote) | SCSimplified Chinese 投票年龄 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 选民年龄 |
| with age adv | (as [sb] or [sth] matures) | SCSimplified Chinese 随着年龄增长 |