Word · Frequency #571
dates
与…约会；与…谈恋爱
dates is the third person singular of date.
to go out with someone on a date or dates; to have a romantic relationship with someone
- 1.
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
注明书写或执行的时间或地点；在文件中表达执行的时间
- 2.
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
注明或确定(事件)的时间；给出日期
- 3.
To determine the age of something.
确定某物的年代
- 4.
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
带(某人)约会或进行一系列约会
- 5.
To have a steady relationship with; to be romantically involved with.
与某人保持稳定的恋爱关系；与某人有浪漫关系
- 6.
To make or become old, especially in such a way as to fall out of fashion, become less appealing or attractive, etc.
变老或使变老,尤其是以过时、变得不再吸引人的方式
- 7.
To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned.
开始；起始；被认为开始于某个时间
给…注明日期；在…上写日期；确定…的日期；测定…的年代；始于；自…起存在；使过时；使显老；变老；注明书写或执行的时间或地点；在文件中表达执行的时间
In use
I am dating someone I met at work.
She dated him for two years before they got married.
They plan to date each other next weekend.
Verb forms
base date · third person dates · -ing dating · past dated · past participle dated
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为dated。
Connections
Collocations
- date back to
- 追溯到；可追溯到
- This tradition dates back to the 16th century.这一传统可以追溯到16世纪。
- date a check
- 在支票上注明日期
- You should date the check before you sign it.你应该在支票上注明日期再签名。
- be dated to
- 被测定为…的年代
- The ruins were dated to the Bronze Age.这些遗迹的年代被确定为青铜时代。
- date someone
- 与某人约会；和某人谈恋爱
- He has been dating my sister for a year.他和我妹妹谈恋爱已经一年了。
- start dating
- 开始约会；开始交往
- They started dating when they were in college.他们上大学时开始交往。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：给化石date是测年代，给心仪的人date是约会。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：romantic relationships、documents and correspondence、archaeology and science date 作动词时含义较广：表示“约会”多用于日常口语；表示“注明日期”常见于书面或正式场合；表示“测定年代”则多见于考古、地质等专业语境。实际使用中需根据搭配和上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
date 的 -ate 读 /eɪt/。late、mate、plate、state、wait、straight 都押 /eɪt/，其中 wait 和 straight 拼写不同但读音相同。注意 data 与 date 拼写相近，但读作 /ˈdeɪtə/ 或 /ˈdɑːtə/，并不押韵。
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 4，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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