| 单词 | aging |
| 释义 | aging (once / 1447 pages) nadj Aging means growing older. You could say that your glamorous grandparents make aging look easy. The process of getting older, especially as people reach middle age and beyond, is called aging, and it's also an adjective that describes someone or something going through this process. Your aging French teacher might find it harder and harder to read her own writing on the chalkboard, and an aging motorcycle probably needs to be repaired more often. The verb age, or "grow older," is at the heart of aging, and its Latin root is aevum, "lifetime." WORD FAMILYage: aged, ageing, ageism, ageless, ages, aging, agism, nonage, overaged, underage+/aged: ageder, agedest, agedly, agedness, nonaged, unaged/ageism: ageisms/ageless: agelessly, agelessness/underage: underager USAGE EXAMPLESBut the passage of time hasn’t been easy for the aging school. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Meanwhile, overall spending on building new factories or upgrading aging equipment languished. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) The center relies on other agencies and volunteers for various programs, including meals through the Northeast Iowa Area Agency on Aging. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age Syn|Hypo|Hyper ageing, senescence catabiosis normal aging of cells biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 2n acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time Syn|Hypo|Hyper ageing, ripening mellowing the process of becoming mellow biological process, organic process a process occurring in living organisms 3adj growing old Syn ageing, senescent old (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age |
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