单词	date
释义	noun | verb datedate1 /deɪt/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Etymology ETYMOLOGYdate1 Origin: (1, 3-5) 1300-1400 French, Late Latin data, from the past participle of Latin dare to give Collocations COLLOCATIONS► date of birth/birth date  There is no date of birth listed on the form. ► set a date  Have you set a date (=chosen a particular date) for the wedding? ► a delivery/departure/launch etc. date  Can I arrange a delivery date for the furniture? ► date of departure  You must apply for a passport at least two months before your date of departure (=date you are leaving a country). ► have a date  I have a date tomorrow. ► going on a date  We’re going on a date Friday night. ► at a later date/at some future date  We’ll deal with this problem at a later date. ► made a date  We made a date to get together with Evan and Debbie for New Year’s Eve. ► a lunch/dinner date (=an arrangement to meet someone for lunch or dinner) ► a play date  We have a play date (=an arrangement for young children to play together) today with one of Katie’s friends from school. Thesaurus THESAURUSan organized event at which people gather to talk and decide things► meeting an organized event at which people gather to talk and decide things:  Over a hundred people attended the meeting. She’s in a meeting right now. ► conference a large meeting that lasts for several days, where people listen to talks about a subject and discuss it:  My colleagues and I are going to a conference on Travel and Tourism next week. ► convention a large meeting of people who belong to the same organization, do the same work, or are interested in the same thing:  They met at a global convention of textile manufacturers. ► assembly a meeting of all the students and teachers at a school:  The candidates for student body president gave speeches during assembly. ► gathering an informal meeting, especially of family or friends:  We usually have a big family gathering at my grandparents’ house at Thanksgiving. ► summit an important meeting between leaders of different countries to discuss something:  World leaders are getting ready for a summit on global economic problems. ► interview a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions to find out if he or she is suitable for something such as a job or studying at a university, college, etc.:  There were several very hard questions in the interview. ► appointment an arrangement to meet someone such as a doctor, a lawyer, or a business person at a particular time and place:  I’d like to make an appointment with Dr. Hanson on Tuesday. I have an appointment with the manager. ► consultation formal a meeting with someone such as a doctor, lawyer, etc. so that that you can get advice or information:  The professors have office hours for consultations with students. ► date an arrangement to meet someone, especially your boyfriend or girlfriend, to see a movie, go to a restaurant, etc.:  Bill asked me out on a date – we’re going to see the fireworks. 1DAY a particular day of the month or year, shown by a number:  “What’s the date today?” “September 30.” The date on the newspaper is October 12, 1966.the date of something The date of the next meeting is April 23.date of birth/birth date There is no date of birth listed on the form. Have you set a date (=chosen a particular date) for the wedding?a delivery/departure/launch etc. date Can I arrange a delivery date for the furniture? You must apply for a passport at least two months before your date of departure (=date you are leaving a country).2ROMANTIC a)an occasion when you arrange to meet someone that you like in a romantic way:  Was that your first date? I have a date tomorrow. We’re going on a date Friday night. b)someone that you have a date with:  Can I bring my date to the party?► see thesaurus at meeting → see also blind date, double date3at ... date used to talk about a time in the past or future that is not specified exactly:  The movie will premiere this summer, at a date that has not been specified.at a later date/at some future date We’ll deal with this problem at a later date.4at this early date at an early time in a long process:  It’s hard to tell what will happen at this early date.5to date up to now:  This may be the winery’s best Cabernet to date.6ARRANGEMENT TO MEET somebody an arrangement to meet, especially socially, at a particular time or place:  We made a date to get together with Evan and Debbie for New Year’s Eve.a lunch/dinner date (=an arrangement to meet someone for lunch or dinner) We have a play date (=an arrangement for young children to play together) today with one of Katie’s friends from school.7FRUIT a sweet sticky brown fruit with a long hard seed inside8PERIOD OF TIME the period of time when something was built or made:  The church was built in 1392, but the altar is of a much later date.[Origin: (1, 3-5) 1300–1400 French, Late Latin data, from the past participle of Latin dare to give] → see also closing date, expiration date, out-of-date, up-to-date noun | verb datedate2 ●●○ S2 W3 verb Verb Table VERB TABLE date Simple Form Present I, you, we, they date he, she, it dates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they dated Present perfect I, you, we, they have dated he, she, it has dated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had dated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will date Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have dated Continuous Form Present I am dating he, she, it is dating you, we, they are dating Past I, he, she, it was dating you, we, they were dating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been dating he, she, it has been dating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been dating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be dating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been dating 1[transitive] to write or print the date on something:  I forgot to date the check. a memo dated November 132[transitive] to find out when something very old was made or formed, or when an ancient event happened:  Scientists have not yet dated the bones they found.3[transitive] to have a romantic relationship with someone:  Is he still dating Sarah?4[transitive] if something that you say, do, or wear dates you, it shows that you are fairly old:  Yes, I remember the moon landings – that dates me, doesn’t it?5[intransitive] if clothing, art, etc. dates, it looks old or old-fashioned:  His furniture designs have hardly dated at all.date from/date back to phrasal verb to have existed since a particular time in the past:  This church dates from the 13th century.
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