old age

noun

/ˌəʊld ˈeɪdʒ/

[uncountable, singular]

the time of your life when you are old老年；暮年
- Old age can bring many problems.人老麻烦多。
- She can look forward to a happy old age.她渴望度过一个幸福的晚年。
- in your old age He lived alone in his old age.他孑然一身度过晚年。
Collocations The ages of life
The ages of life年龄段Childhood/youth童年／青年时期
- be born and raised/bred in ; into a wealthy/middle-class family
- have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年
- grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场
- be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子
- reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期
- be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁
- undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化
- give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力
- assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性
Adulthood成年
- leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家
- go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作
- get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣
- be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚
- have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作
- settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女
- begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯
- prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点
- reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年
- have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机
- take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休
- approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休
Old age老年
- have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光
- take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好
- get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活
- approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死
- live to a ripe old age高寿
- reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic)活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语）
- be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic)变得衰老（常作反语）
- die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世
- He took up golf in his old age.在晚年时他开始打高尔夫球。
- Loss of hearing often occurs in old age.失聪是老年时经常发生的事。
- She was now well into old age.此时她年事已高。
Culture old ageold age老年Society is getting older. In 2018 about 15% of the population of the US was over 65, in 2060 it will be about 24%. The number of people aged 65 and over in the UK is projected to increase from 18% of the population in 2016 to 25% in 2036. With further developments in medicine more and more people can expect to live a long time. This means that senior citizens (NAmE also seniors) (= people over about 65) have become a more powerful group, but it also means that services for them need to improve. As people live longer, the question of how to pay for retirement has become an important social and political issue for governments. Many people need to work for longer. For people who have enough money from their pensions and who are in good health, the years of retirement may be an opportunity to do some of the things they did not have time for when they were working. Some people take courses, some go on more holidays/vacations, others do voluntary work and continue to use the skills they learned for their job. Public transport, theatres, and sometimes restaurants give discounts to retired people. Senior citizens expect to be active, if their health permits. Many elderly people, however, have a more difficult old age. Those who rely on the British state pension or US social security have to spend most of their money on food and heating and have little left for other things. Others have poor health and cannot move around easily. Some are afraid to go out and many are lonely.Older Americans who can afford a comfortable retirement may move to states like Florida and Arizona where the weather is warm all year, the cost of living is lower and there are good facilities for older people. Many choose assisted living in an apartment in a retirement community, where there is somebody close by to provide help if they need it. If they become ill they may need to move into a nursing home where they can get special medical care. Often the patient's husband or wife can live there too. The cost of nursing homes is very high, and while many are excellent, others are not good. A few older people live with their children, but Americans do not usually want to have to depend on their children.In Britain, too, elderly people like to be independent and to live in their own home for as long as possible. Those who find it difficult to look after themselves may have a home help for a few hours each week to help with work around the house, or a carer who comes once or several times a day to help them with washing, dressing, etc. Some may use a meals on wheels service. People who are less able to get about may be taken each day to a day centre run by organizations like Age UK, where they can be with other people. As in the US, some elderly people move into sheltered housing, with a warden available to help if needed. Others go to live with one of their children. Many families, however, do not have room for their elderly relatives or do not want them to live with them. When these people can no longer care for themselves they have to move into a care home.In Britain especially, elderly people get less respect than they do in many other societies. Names such as ‘wrinklies’, ‘old codgers’ or, for women, 'old biddies' are sometimes used to describe them in a cruel way. They used to be referred to as old-age pensioners or OAPs but now the more positive ‘senior citizens’ is commonly used.
Topics Life stagesb1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- advanced
- extreme
- happy
- …
verb + old age
- live to
- reach
- survive into
- …
old-age + noun
- pension
- pensioner
preposition
- in (your) old age
- into old age
phrases
- the grand old age of something
- the ripe old age of something

词汇	old age
释义	old age noun /ˌəʊld ˈeɪdʒ/ /ˌəʊld ˈeɪdʒ/ [uncountable, singular] the time of your life when you are old老年；暮年 Old age can bring many problems.人老麻烦多。 She can look forward to a happy old age.她渴望度过一个幸福的晚年。 in your old age He lived alone in his old age.他孑然一身度过晚年。 Collocations The ages of lifeThe ages of life年龄段Childhood/youth童年／青年时期 be born and raised/bred in ; into a wealthy/middle-class family have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子 reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化 give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性 Adulthood成年 leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家 go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作 get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣 be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚 have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女 begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点 reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年 have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机 take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休 approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休 Old age老年 have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好 get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 live to a ripe old age高寿 reach the grand old age of 102/23 (often ironic)活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语） be/become/be getting/be going senile (often ironic)变得衰老（常作反语） die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世 He took up golf in his old age.在晚年时他开始打高尔夫球。 Loss of hearing often occurs in old age.失聪是老年时经常发生的事。 She was now well into old age.此时她年事已高。 Culture old ageold age老年Society is getting older. In 2018 about 15% of the population of the US was over 65, in 2060 it will be about 24%. The number of people aged 65 and over in the UK is projected to increase from 18% of the population in 2016 to 25% in 2036. With further developments in medicine more and more people can expect to live a long time. This means that senior citizens (NAmE also seniors) (= people over about 65) have become a more powerful group, but it also means that services for them need to improve. As people live longer, the question of how to pay for retirement has become an important social and political issue for governments. Many people need to work for longer. For people who have enough money from their pensions and who are in good health, the years of retirement may be an opportunity to do some of the things they did not have time for when they were working. Some people take courses, some go on more holidays/vacations, others do voluntary work and continue to use the skills they learned for their job. Public transport, theatres, and sometimes restaurants give discounts to retired people. Senior citizens expect to be active, if their health permits. Many elderly people, however, have a more difficult old age. Those who rely on the British state pension or US social security have to spend most of their money on food and heating and have little left for other things. Others have poor health and cannot move around easily. Some are afraid to go out and many are lonely.Older Americans who can afford a comfortable retirement may move to states like Florida and Arizona where the weather is warm all year, the cost of living is lower and there are good facilities for older people. Many choose assisted living in an apartment in a retirement community, where there is somebody close by to provide help if they need it. If they become ill they may need to move into a nursing home where they can get special medical care. Often the patient's husband or wife can live there too. The cost of nursing homes is very high, and while many are excellent, others are not good. A few older people live with their children, but Americans do not usually want to have to depend on their children.In Britain, too, elderly people like to be independent and to live in their own home for as long as possible. Those who find it difficult to look after themselves may have a home help for a few hours each week to help with work around the house, or a carer who comes once or several times a day to help them with washing, dressing, etc. Some may use a meals on wheels service. People who are less able to get about may be taken each day to a day centre run by organizations like Age UK, where they can be with other people. As in the US, some elderly people move into sheltered housing, with a warden available to help if needed. Others go to live with one of their children. Many families, however, do not have room for their elderly relatives or do not want them to live with them. When these people can no longer care for themselves they have to move into a care home.In Britain especially, elderly people get less respect than they do in many other societies. Names such as ‘wrinklies’, ‘old codgers’ or, for women, 'old biddies' are sometimes used to describe them in a cruel way. They used to be referred to as old-age pensioners or OAPs but now the more positive ‘senior citizens’ is commonly used. Topics Life stagesb1 Collocations Dictionaryadjective advanced extreme happy … verb + old age live to reach survive into … old-age + noun pension pensioner preposition in (your) old age into old age phrases the grand old age of something the ripe old age of something
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