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。

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


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