age

S1 W1

in Vietnamese Tuổi tác

BrE /eɪdʒ/ AmE /eɪdʒ/

noun / verb / adjective en → vi

1 TIME [uncountable] A1

Tuổi tác

the length of time that a person or thing has existed; the period of time from birth to now, or from the beginning of something until now

  • at the age of

Collocations at the age of 25 · the age of retirement

  • She's a very experienced teacher at the age of 30.

    Cô ấy là một giáo viên có nhiều kinh nghiệm ở tuổi 30.

2 PERSON [countable] B1

Người già

a person who is a particular age; an old person, especially one who has retired or stopped working

  • an elderly/old age

Collocations elderly people · the old and the young

  • The government has promised to help elderly people.

    Chính phủ đã hứa giúp đỡ người cao tuổi.

3 DRINK [uncountable] B2

Rượu

an alcoholic drink made from fermented fruit or grain; a sweet wine

  • a glass of age

Collocations a glass of port · an aged wine

  • He poured himself a glass of port.

    Ông ấy rót cho mình một ly rượu vang port.

4 VERB [intransitive] A2

Lớn tuổi /衰老/

to become older; to increase in age or time

  • age into

Collocations age gracefully · age well

  • She's aging gracefully.

    Cô ấy đang già đi một cách thanh lịch.

5 VERB [intransitive] B1

Trưởng thành /成熟/

to become older or more mature; to develop over time

  • age into

Collocations age well · age gracefully

  • The wine ages beautifully.

    Rượu vang càng để lâu càng ngon.

6 VERB [transitive] C1

Để cho... trưởng thành /使...成熟/

to make something older or more mature; to cause something to develop over time

  • age sth into

Collocations age a wine · age cheese

  • The cheese is aged to perfection.

    Món phô mai đã được ủ đến độ hoàn hảo.

7 ADJECTIVE [adjective] B1

Cũ /老旧/

old; not new or modern

  • an age-old problem

Collocations age-old traditions · age-old customs

  • This is an age-old tradition.

    Đây là một phong tục truyền thống từ lâu đời.

8 ADJECTIVE [adjective] B1

Có tuổi /有...岁/

of a particular age; having lived for a certain length of time

  • an 80-year-old person

Collocations a 50-year-old man · a 30-year-old woman

  • She's a 40-year-old mother.

    Cô ấy là một người mẹ đã 40 tuổi.