date back to
collocation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。
与…约会；与…谈恋爱
dates — third person singular of date
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
与…约会；与…谈恋爱
to go out with someone on a date or dates; to have a romantic relationship with someone
I am dating someone I met at work.
我正在和一位同事约会。
注明书写或执行的时间或地点；在文件中表达执行的时间
To note the time or place of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution.
注明或确定(事件)的时间；给出日期
To note or fix the time of (an event); to give the date of.
确定某物的年代
To determine the age of something.
带(某人)约会或进行一系列约会
To take (someone) on a date, or a series of dates.
date
Base
原形
dates
3rd person
第三人称单数
dating
-ing
现在分词
dated
Past
过去式
dated
Past participle
过去分词
She dates her boyfriend every weekend.
她每周末和男友约会。
He is dating a new colleague.
他正在和一位新同事约会。
They dated for two years.
他们交往了两年。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为dated。
She dated him for two years before they got married.
她和他约会了两年才结婚。
They plan to date each other next weekend.
他们计划下周末约会。
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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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
至今；到目前为止
To date, we have received over 200 applications.
到目前为止，我们已收到200多份申请。
最新的；现代的
Make sure your contact information is up to date.
确保你的联系方式是最新的。
过时的；过期的
The information in this report is completely out of date.
这份报告里的信息完全过时了。
Use dates naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：给化石date是测年代，给心仪的人date是约会。
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。
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。
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