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It must be a pretty important date to run off without eating.
——Roman Holiday
饭都不吃就跑掉，那一定是个很重要的约会!
——《罗马假日》
一、下面我们来看看date有几种含义
n.
1.日期，日子 [C] a particular day of the month, sometimes in a particular year, given in numbers and words
Banks should discourage indication of the expiry date of the Credit in this manner.
银行应避免用此种方式注明信用证的到期日。
2.时代，年代 [U] a time in the past or future
Tell me what I ought to read to keep myself up to date.
告诉我应该读什么书才跟得上时代的发展。
3.约会；约会对象 [C] a meeting that you have arranged
He drove off to collect his date.
他开车去接和他约会的女友。
4.枣，枣椰树 sweet sticky brown fruit that grows on a tree called a date palm, common in N Africa and W Asia
The sweetest fruit on earth grows on the palm: the date.
世上最甜的水果就长在这树上——枣。
v.
1.鉴定（某物）的年代 [T] to say when sth old existed or was made
Can you date the fossil exactly?
你能确定这化石的确切年代吗？
2.注明日期 [I,T] to write or print the date on sth
Don' t forget to date your cheque.
不要忘记在支票上写上日期。
3.（和…）约会 [I,T] to have a romantic relationship with sb
The new office girl is a real peach. All the guys want to date her.
办公室里新来的女孩是个漂亮小妞，所有的男士都想跟她约会。
4.属于，始于（某一历史时期） [I] to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned
The castle dates back to the ancient Roman days.
此城堡建于古罗马时代。
5.过时 [I] to become old-fashioned
Most pop songs soon date.
大多数流行歌曲不久便过时。
二、词义辨析：还有哪些单词能表示“日”的意思
date, day
这两个名词均有“日”之意。
date指具体的年、月、日，或指年代、时代。
day泛指任何一天，或指含有“一昼夜”意义的一天，也可指工作日。可用复数表时代、时期。
三、你知道date和哪些词更搭吗？
date back
始于,追溯到
date from
始于,起源于,可以追溯到…
to date
adv.到此为止
date line
日界线
date palm
枣椰树，海枣
四、接下来，做个填词游戏吧
She designs classic clothes which do not ____.
她设计的古朴式样服装不会过时。 | 
发表于 2016-11-23 19:00:53