date

noun

1. sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed

2. a meeting arranged in advance

e.g. she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date

Synonym: appointmentengagement

3. a participant in a date

e.g. his date never stopped talking

Synonym: escort

4. the present

e.g. they are up to date
we haven't heard from them to date

5. the specified day of the month

e.g. what is the date today?

Synonym: day of the month

6. a particular day specified as the time something happens

e.g. the date of the election is set by law

7. the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred

e.g. he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class

8. a particular but unspecified point in time

e.g. they hoped to get together at an early date

Synonym: particular date

date的翻译

verb

1. assign a date to
determine the (probable) date of

e.g. Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings

2. provide with a dateline
mark with a date

e.g. She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated

3. stamp with a date

e.g. The package is dated November 24

Synonym: date stamp

4. go on a date with

e.g. Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart

5. date regularly
have a steady relationship with

e.g. Did you know that she is seeing an older man?
He is dating his former wife again!

Synonym: go steadygo outsee

1. 日期;日子
A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.

e.g. What's the date today?...
今天是几号？
e.g. You will need to give the dates you wish to stay and the number of rooms you require.
需要提供想要入住的起止日期以及所需的房间数目。

2. 确定…的日期(或年代)
If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began.

e.g. You cannot date the carving and it is difficult to date the stone itself...
无法确定这一雕刻的年代，连石头本身的年代都难以判断。
e.g. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely...
我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。

3. 在（信件、支票等）上注明日期
When you date something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day's date on it.

e.g. Once the decision is reached, he can date and sign the sheet...
一旦决议达成，他就可以在这张纸上签署日期和姓名了。
e.g. The letter is dated 2 July 1993.
信件上的日期是 1993 年 7 月 2 日。

4. 在（某个）日期;在（某个）时间
If you want to refer to an event without saying exactly when it will happen or when it happened, you can say that it will happen or happened at some date in the future or past.

e.g. Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date...
要保留好所有信件的副本，日后可能会用到。
e.g. He did leave open the possibility of direct American aid at some unspecified date in the future...
他确实没有排除将来某一天美国可能会提供直接援助的可能。

5. 迄今;到目前为止
To date means up until the present time.

e.g. 'Dottie' is by far his best novel to date...
《多蒂》是他迄今为止最好的小说。
e.g. She is without question the craziest person I've met to date...
她无疑是我到目前为止所遇到的最疯狂之人。

6. 过时;落伍
If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.

e.g. A black coat always looks smart and will never date...
黑色外套看起来总是很潇洒，而且永远也不会落伍。
e.g. This album has hardly dated at all.
这张专辑几乎一点都不过时。

7. 使显老;使显出年龄大
If your ideas, what you say, or the things that you like or can remember date you, they show that you are quite old or older than the people you are with.

e.g. It's going to date me now. I attended that school from 1969 to 1972.
现在说起来我就显老了。我 1969至 1972 年就读于那所学校。

8. (尤指男女间的）约会
A date is an appointment to meet someone or go out with them, especially someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship.

e.g. I have a date with Bob...
我和鲍勃有个约会。
e.g. He had made a date with a girl he had met the day before...
他和前一天遇到的那个女孩定下了约会。

9. 约会对象
If you have a date with someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship, you can refer to that person as your date .

date的意思

e.g. He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.
他对埃茜撒谎说跟他约会的是参加演出的一个女孩。

10. （与…）约会
If you are dating someone, you go out with them regularly because you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship with them. You can also say that two people are dating.

date的近义词

e.g. For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant...
我曾与一位女研究助理约会了一年的时间。
e.g. They've been dating for three months...
他们已约会3个月了。

11. 海枣（果）
A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.

date

12. see also: blind date;carbon dating;dated;out of date;up to date

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