Word · Frequency #363
aged
/eɪdʒ/
verb
变老；老化
aged is the past of age.
核心释义
to grow old or older
- 1.
开始显老；变老
begin to seem older; get older
- 2.
使变老
make older
- 3.
变老；长大
grow old or older
使变老；使老化；开始显老；变老；使变老；变老；长大；变老
用法In use
As people age, they often gain wisdom.
用法提示：动词，表示变老的过程
The wine has aged for ten years in oak barrels.
用法提示：动词过去分词，表示成熟的过程
Stress can age a person prematurely.
用法提示：动词，表示导致变老
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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