发音：[eɪdʒ]
例句：
- Age can be a verb, interpreting the meaning of “to grow old or older.”
- The wine aged in oak barrels as time goes by.
- All football fans know his situation and how this has to be his moment if he wants to win his first World Cup at the age of 35.
- Because your testosterone levels decline as you age, taking a dietary supplement with testosterone boosters can counteract this decline.
- Harry has spoken about his desire for a reconciliation with his brother and father, who became King Charles III when Queen Elizabeth II died in September, aged 96.
- Adults who aren’t sufficiently hydrated may age faster, face a higher risk of chronic diseases and be more likely to die younger than those who stay well-hydrated, according to a new study from the National Institutes of Health.
解释：
- 单词age可以做名词讲，其表示“one of the stages of life/a period of time”这一含义，即“年龄/很长一段时间”，与“time/period”这些单词构成近义词。此外, age这个单词也可以做动词使用，其表示“to become old/show the effects or the characteristics of increasing age”这一含义，即“变老/使变老/使苍老”，与grow/grow up/mature这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- In many countries, the voting age is 18.（在很多国家，年龄达到18岁者就可以进行投票。）
- The wine ages in oak barrels as time goes by.（随着时间的推移，葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿。）
- You don’t seem age, man!（兄弟，你好像一直没有变老啊！）
- The wine aged in oak barrels as time goes by.（随着时间的推移，葡萄酒在橡木桶中陈酿。）
- Exposure to the sun has aged her skin. （晒太阳让她的皮肤“老化”）
- Troubles have aged him.（岁月的蹉跎让他看起来成熟了。）
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