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单词 sixties
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sixtiesnoun [ plural ]

uk/ˈsɪk.stiz/us/ˈsɪk.stiz/

A person's sixties are the period in which they are aged between 60 and 69:

Many people retire in their sixties.
the sixties

the range of temperature between 60° and 69° Fahrenheit:

The temperature is usually in the sixties at this time of year.

B2 the decade (= period of ten years) between 60 and 69 in any century, usually 1960–1969:

The Beatles made their first hit records in the sixties.

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Describing age & birthdays

  • a ripe old age idiom
  • age group
  • age limit
  • aged
  • be knocking (on) 60, 70, etc. idiom
  • gone
  • junior
  • nonagenarian
  • octogenarian
  • old
  • on the right/wrong side of 40, 50, etc. idiom
  • put years on sb idiom
  • senior
  • take years off sb idiom
  • teens
  • this side of sth idiom
  • turn
  • twenty-first
  • when sb was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye idiom
  • year

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sixtiesplural noun

also 60s, 60’s us/ˈsɪks·tiz/

the numbers 60 through 69:

The temperature is expected to be in the sixties (= between 60° and 69°).
This building was a concert hall in the sixties (= between 1960 and 1969).
Uncle Buddy is in his sixties (= between 60 and 69 years old).
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