vintage

vin·tage

V0108300 (vĭn′tĭj)n.1. The yield of wine or grapes from a vineyard or district during one season.2. Wine, usually of high quality, identified as to year and vineyard or district of origin.3. The year or place in which a wine is bottled.4. a. The harvesting of a grape crop.b. The initial stages of winemaking.5. Informal a. A group or collection of people or things sharing certain characteristics.b. A year or period of origin: a car of 1942 vintage.c. Length of existence; age.adj.1. Of or relating to a vintage.2. Characterized by excellence, maturity, and enduring appeal; classic.3. Old or outmoded.4. a. Of the best: played songs that were vintage Cole Porter.b. Of the most distinctive: "Fatalism has coexisted with vintage American overconfidence" (Thomas Oliphant).

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[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, alteration (influenced by viniter, vintner) of Old French vendange, from Latin vīndēmia : vīnum, grapes + dēmere, to take off (dē, de- + emere, to obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots).]

vintage

(ˈvɪntɪdʒ) n1. (Brewing) the wine obtained from a harvest of grapes, esp in an outstandingly good year, referred to by the year involved, the district, or the vineyard2. (Brewing) the harvest from which such a wine is obtained3. (Agriculture) the harvest from which such a wine is obtained4. (Brewing) a. the harvesting of wine grapesb. the season of harvesting these grapes or for making wine5. (Agriculture) a. the harvesting of wine grapesb. the season of harvesting these grapes or for making wine6. a time of origin: a car of Edwardian vintage. 7. informal a group of people or objects of the same period: a fashion of last season's vintage. adj8. (Brewing) (of wine) of an outstandingly good year9. representative of the best and most typical: vintage Shakespeare. 10. of lasting interest and importance; venerable; classic: vintage films. 11. old-fashioned; datedvb12. (Brewing) (tr) to gather (grapes) or make (wine)13. (Agriculture) (tr) to gather (grapes) or make (wine)[C15: from Old French vendage (influenced by vintener vintner), from Latin vindēmia, from vīnum wine, grape + dēmere to take away (from dē- away + emere to take)]

vin•tage

(ˈvɪn tɪdʒ)

n. 1. the wine from a particular harvest or crop. 2. the annual produce of a grape harvest, esp. with reference to the wine obtained. 3. an exceptionally fine wine from the crop of a good year. 4. the act or season of gathering grapes or of making wine. 5. the output of a particular time; a collection of things manufactured or in use at the same time: a car of 1917 vintage. adj. 6. being of a specified vintage: vintage wine. 7. representing the high quality of a past time; classic: vintage movies. 8. of, imitating, or being a style or fashion of the past; retro: vintage clothing. 9. being the best of its kind; choice: vintage Shakespeare. 10. old-fashioned or obsolete. [1400–50; alter. of vindage, vendage « Latin vīndēmia grape-gathering =vīn(um) grape, wine + dēm(ere) to take from (see redeem) + -ia -y³]

Vintage

 wine made from the grape-crop of a certain district in a certain year, 1746.Example: vintage of divinity, 1607.

vintage

Past participle: vintaged
Gerund: vintaging

Imperative
vintage
vintage

Present
I vintage
you vintage
he/she/it vintages
we vintage
you vintage
they vintage

Preterite
I vintaged
you vintaged
he/she/it vintaged
we vintaged
you vintaged
they vintaged

Present Continuous
I am vintaging
you are vintaging
he/she/it is vintaging
we are vintaging
you are vintaging
they are vintaging

Present Perfect
I have vintaged
you have vintaged
he/she/it has vintaged
we have vintaged
you have vintaged
they have vintaged

Past Continuous
I was vintaging
you were vintaging
he/she/it was vintaging
we were vintaging
you were vintaging
they were vintaging

Past Perfect
I had vintaged
you had vintaged
he/she/it had vintaged
we had vintaged
you had vintaged
they had vintaged

Future
I will vintage
you will vintage
he/she/it will vintage
we will vintage
you will vintage
they will vintage

Future Perfect
I will have vintaged
you will have vintaged
he/she/it will have vintaged
we will have vintaged
you will have vintaged
they will have vintaged

Future Continuous
I will be vintaging
you will be vintaging
he/she/it will be vintaging
we will be vintaging
you will be vintaging
they will be vintaging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been vintaging
you have been vintaging
he/she/it has been vintaging
we have been vintaging
you have been vintaging
they have been vintaging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been vintaging
you will have been vintaging
he/she/it will have been vintaging
we will have been vintaging
you will have been vintaging
they will have been vintaging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been vintaging
you had been vintaging
he/she/it had been vintaging
we had been vintaging
you had been vintaging
they had been vintaging

Conditional
I would vintage
you would vintage
he/she/it would vintage
we would vintage
you would vintage
they would vintage

Past Conditional
I would have vintaged
you would have vintaged
he/she/it would have vintaged
we would have vintaged
you would have vintaged
they would have vintaged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	vintage - a season's yield of wine from a vineyardvino, wine - fermented juice (of grapes especially)
	2.	vintage - the oldness of wines time of originoldness - the quality of being old; the opposite of newness

vintage

noun1. (always used of wines) harvest, year, crop, yield This wine is from one of the best vintages of the decade.2. era, period, origin, sort, type, generation, stamp, epoch, ilk, time of origin a Jeep of World War Two vintageadjective1. (always used of wines) high-quality, best, prime, quality, choice, select, rare, superior Gourmet food and vintage wines are also part of the service.2. classic, old, veteran, historic, heritage, enduring, antique, timeless, old-world, age-old, ageless This is vintage comedy at its best. vintage, classic and racing cars

vintage

nounInformal. A period of origin:year.adjective1. Characterized by enduring excellence, appeal, and importance:classic, classical.2. Of a style or method formerly in vogue:antiquated, antique, archaic, bygone, dated, dowdy, fusty, old, old-fashioned, old-time, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date, passé.3. Serving to identify or set apart an individual or group:characteristic, distinctive, individual, peculiar, typical.

Translations

特定年份收获季节采得的葡萄酿制的酒葡萄收获期

vintage

(ˈvintidʒ) noun (a wine from) the grape-harvest of a certain (particularly good) year. What vintage is this wine?; a vintage year (= a year in which good wine was produced); vintage port (= port from a vintage year). 特定(尤指豐收)年份葡萄採收，或以其製成的葡萄酒 葡萄收获期，特定年份收获季节采得的葡萄酿制的酒