Word · Frequency #363
age
/eɪdʒ/
verb
变老；老化
to grow old or older
- 1.
begin to seem older; get older
开始显老；变老
- 2.
make older
使变老
- 3.
grow old or older
变老；长大
使变老；使老化；开始显老；变老；使变老；变老；长大；变老
In use
As people age, they often gain wisdom.
The wine has aged for ten years in oak barrels.
Stress can age a person prematurely.
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。
age + object
及物用法，表示‘使…变老’。
Stress ages you quickly.
压力会让你快速变老。
age into + noun phrase
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。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- age well
- 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。
- age gracefully
- 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。
- age prematurely
- 过早衰老
- Years of heavy drinking had aged him prematurely.多年酗酒使他过早衰老。
- age rapidly
- 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。
- age visibly
- 明显变老
- She aged visibly after the loss of her husband.失去丈夫后，她明显变老了。
- age badly
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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