aged

adj.

1. …岁
   of the age of
   1. They have two children aged six and nine.
      他们有两个小孩，一个六岁，一个九岁。
   2. volunteers aged between 25 and 40
      25至40岁的志愿者
2. 年迈的
   very old
   1. my aged aunt
      我年迈的婶婶
3. （统称）老人
   very old people
   1. services for the sick and the aged
      为病人和老人提供的服务

Pronounced /eɪdʒd/ for meaning 1, and /'eɪdʒɪd/ for meanings 2 and 3. 义项1读作 /eɪdʒd/，义项2和3读作 /'eɪdʒɪd/。


1. ADJ …岁的
   You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.
   1. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
      艾伦有两个孩子，分别为11岁和9岁。
2. ADJ 年迈的
   Aged means very old.
   1. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
      她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。
3. N-PLURAL 老年人
   You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged .
   1. ...people who work with the aged.
      为老年人服务的人们
4. See also: middle-aged

1. He had always looked so young, but he seemed to have aged in the last few months
   他原来一直看起来很年轻，但最近几个月他显得老了。
2. He was only in his mid-thirties, but already worry had aged him.
   他虽然只有三十五六岁，但忧虑让他很显老。
3. Balsamic vinegar is aged in wood for at least 10 years and the flavour is wonderful
   意大利香醋在木桶中就经历了至少10年的酝酿期，所以口味极佳。
4. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
   艾伦有两个孩子，分别为11岁和9岁。
5. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
   她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。
6. Men aged 60 are fighting alongside young boys.
   年届六十的男人们和少年小伙们并肩作战。
7. The wine is aged for almost a year in oak barrels.
   这葡萄酒已经在橡木桶里存放近一年了。
8. Amsterdam is fun — a third of its population is aged between 18 and 30.
   阿姆斯特丹非常有趣——它有1/3的人口年龄介于18到30岁之间。
9. Most of these songs have not aged well, especially candyfloss like De Do Do Do.
   这些歌曲大多流传不了多久，尤其是像《嘀嘟嘟嘟》那样的口水歌。
10. One boy, aged about 11, looks frozen with fright
    一个大约11岁的男孩吓得一动不动。
11. The Georgian, aged 19, is not one of the game's big hitters.
    这位19岁的佐治亚州人并不是比赛中的优秀击球手之一。
12. The three accused, aged between 19 and 20, are charged with attempted murder
    3个年龄在19到20岁之间的被告被控谋杀未遂。
13. Almost overnight, she had aged ten years and become fat.
    她几乎一夜之间老了10岁，人也胖了。
14. Dr David McCleland, of Boston University, studied one-hundred people, aged eighteen to sixty, to prove the point
    为证明这一点，波士顿大学的戴维·麦克莱兰博士对100名年龄在18至60岁之间的人进行了研究。
15. Bethan's round, rosy face seemed hardly to have aged at all
    贝唐红扑扑的圆脸看起来似乎一点也没有变老。
16. Both doctors and nurses have increasingly made a specialty of the care of the aged.
    越来越多的医生和护士专门从事老年人的护理工作。
17. Please could you sponsor me for my school's campaign for Help the Aged?
    我在参加我们学校举办的“助老”募捐活动，您能赞助我吗？
18. Dutch police told off two of the gang, aged 10 and 11.
    荷兰警方对一帮小混混中的两个人进行了训诫，他们一个10岁，另一个11岁。
19. The old aged cannot bear up against the midsummer heat this year.
    老年人不胜忍受今年的仲夏酷暑。
20. We are equally honest with aged and child customers.
    童叟无欺。
21. He is aged, but his memory is still good.
    他已年老，然而记忆力还好。
22. Today every citizen aged eighteen or over has the right to vote.
    如今，年满18周岁或18周岁以上的公民都有选举权。
23. He's visibly aged and weakened since I saw him a year ago.
    一年不见，他明显衰老了。
24. The diet is chosen under a franchise that is universal for citizens aged twenty-one and over.
    国会由年满二十一岁以上的公民普遍选举产生。
25. Fear and anxiety aged him overnight.
    恐惧和忧虑使他一夜之间变老了。
26. Support for the aged and infirm.
    援助年老的人和体弱的人。

  old aged elderly【导航词义：年老的】

  old adj. 年老的

〔辨析〕普通用词，指人岁数大、年老体衰的。

  aged adj. 〈正式〉年迈的，年老的

〔辨析〕常用于指老人高龄的，含有年老体衰、老态龙钟之意，通常作定语。

  elderly adj. 上了年纪的，年老的

〔辨析〕指人年老或渐老的，委婉用词，含有尊敬之意。

noun

1. people who are old collectively
   1. special arrangements were available for the aged

   Synonym:    elderly

adj

1. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

   Synonym:    cured

2. of wines, fruit, cheeses
   1. mature well-aged cheeses

   Synonym:    ripened

3. advanced in years
   1. aged members of the society
   2. elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
   3. senior citizen

   Synonym:    elderlyoldersenior

4. at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
   1. aged rocks