单词	old age
释义	old ageˌold ˈage ●●○ noun [uncountable] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES She's a little forgetful, but that comes with old age. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Coping with life in old age without drink may require an entirely new and improved self-image. Meat did not have a place in the diet, except in old age. Researchers have, very largely, identified loneliness as a problem of old age. The inequality in life chances has therefore intentionally been reinforced in old age. This indicates that drinking is often a response to an inability to cope with the many losses of old age. We have old age pensions; but they are not sufficient. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorthe time when someone is old► old age the time in someone's life when they are old: · She's a little forgetful, but that comes with old age.· the problems of old agein old age British: · By now, both were in extreme old age. ► dotage the time in someone's life when they are old, especially when their mind becomes weak - used especially in written English: in your dotage: · Thurmond is as mean in his dotage as he was in his younger days. the part of your life when you are old → middle age:  You need to start putting money away for your old age.in (somebody’s) old age My mother had a very lively mind, even in her old age.
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