dates是什么意思？

dates

• n. （注明的）日期( date的名词复数 )，时代，目前，（北非和西亚常见的海枣树的）海枣；
• v. 过时( date的第三人称单数 )，使…显老，显示出…时代（或年龄），鉴定…的年代；

例句

• The history of the town dates back to the Middle Ages. 这个城镇的历史可回溯到中世纪。
• The castle dates back to the 14th century. 该城堡建于14世纪。
• This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑,有茅草房顶和宁静的花园,漂亮极了,简直和画上一样。
• He memorized the list of dates. 他记住了日期表。
• The letter dates from 2002. 这封信注明是2002年的信。
• The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts. 这种习惯始自妇女穿较长裙子的时期。
• The architecture dates as far back as 1950. 这座建筑物早在 1950 年就建成了。
• The Great Wall dates from the third century B.C. 万里长城建成于公元前三世纪.
• He could reel off the dates of the kings of England. 他能流畅地说出所有英国国王的生卒年份.
• The present controversy dates from 1986. 现在的这一争议始于 1986 年。

英语四级真题

The closeness this system cultivates is reinforced by the institution of "advisory" classes Teachers meet with students in groups of 25, five mornings a week, for open-ended discussions of everything from homework problems to bad Saturday-night dates.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文

英语六级真题

One recent change in college admissions is that selective colleges and universities have moved the traditional deadline to earlier dates.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
The table dates from the 18th century and is made from Spanish oak.
出自-2013年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  日期;日子
  A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
  例句
  What's the date today?... 今天是几号？ 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。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。 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。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。 The letter is dated 2 July 1993. 信件上的日期是 1993 年 7 月 2 日。
• N-SING
  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.
  例句
  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。 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。
• PHRASE
  迄今;到目前为止
  To date means up until the present time.
  例句
  'Dottie' is by far his best novel to date... 《多蒂》是他迄今为止最好的小说。 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。
• VERB
  过时;落伍
  If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.
  例句
  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。 This album has hardly dated at all. 这张专辑几乎一点都不过时。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  (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.
  例句
  I have a date with Bob... 我和鲍勃有个约会。 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。
• N-COUNT
  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 .
  例句
  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。
• V-RECIP
  （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.
  例句
  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。 They've been dating for three months... 他们已约会3个月了。
• N-COUNT
  海枣（果）
  A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.