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age + adverb
常用well/badly等副词修饰，说明老化的程度或方式。
He has aged well.
他老得很好。
变老；老化
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变老；老化
to grow old or older
He has aged well.
他老得很好。
开始显老；变老
begin to seem older; get older
使变老
make older
变老；长大
grow old or older
age
Base
原形
ages
3rd person
第三人称单数
ageing
-ing
现在分词
aged
Past
过去式
aged
Past participle
过去分词
She ages gracefully.
她优雅地变老。
The wine aged for ten years.
这瓶酒陈年了十年。
The population is ageing rapidly.
人口正在迅速老龄化。
注意：age作为动词时，过去式和过去分词为aged，现在分词为ageing（英式）或aging（美式）。
As people age, they often gain wisdom.
随着人们变老，他们常常获得智慧。
The wine has aged for ten years in oak barrels.
这瓶葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈化了十年。
Stress can age a person prematurely.
压力会使人过早衰老。
常用well/badly等副词修饰，说明老化的程度或方式。
He has aged well.
他老得很好。
及物用法，表示‘使…变老’。
Stress ages you quickly.
压力会让你快速变老。
表示逐渐转变为某种状态，常用于物品（如酒、奶酪）的陈化过程。
The wine aged into a fine flavor.
这酒陈酿成了一种美味。
Not this
The wine age in barrels.
Use this
The wine ages in barrels.
动词"age"在第三人称单数主语后需要加-s，表示一般现在时。
Not this
My father is age.
Use this
My father is aged.
表示"年老的"应该用形容词"aged"，而不是动词原形"age"。
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不显老
My uncle has aged well — he still looks healthy and fit.
我叔叔不显老——他看起来仍然健康、结实。
优雅地老去
They both believe that it is better to age gracefully than to fight it.
他们都相信，优雅地老去比抗拒衰老要好。
过早衰老
Years of heavy drinking had aged him prematurely.
多年酗酒使他过早衰老。
迅速老化
Without sunscreen, your skin will age rapidly in the sun.
不涂防晒霜，你的皮肤会在阳光下迅速老化。
明显变老
She aged visibly after the loss of her husband.
失去丈夫后，她明显变老了。
老得难看
He was afraid he would age badly like his father.
他害怕像他父亲一样老得难看。
衰老不可避免，但心老是可以选择的。
She has aged so much since I last saw her that I hardly recognized her.
她比我上次见她时老了许多，我几乎认不出她了。
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看到age就想到“年龄”；年龄一年年涨，人就开始变老——动词age就是“变老、显老”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常交流、书面叙述 该义项在正式与非正式场合都常用，属于中性表达。日常口语和书面语中均可能出现，没有明显的语体限制。
这些词都含相同的拼写块 age，并与 age /eɪdʒ/ 押韵。注意 agent /ˈeɪdʒənt/ 和 ago /əˈɡəʊ/ 拼写相近，但不押韵。
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