单词 | vintage |
释义 | vintage (once / 1621 pages) n A vintage is the specific year that a wine was made. Different vintages are better than others. This word is mainly associated with wine. Some wine drinkers can actually identify a wine’s vintage based on smell or taste. Also, this word can refer to things that are old, yet also kind of cool. An antique car is known as a vintage automobile. There are also vintage bikes and watches. Watch out for the word vintage though: sometimes it just means old or used, like a vintage clothing store. WORD FAMILYvintage: vintages USAGE EXAMPLESGreat vintage advertisement: The Union Pacific railroad touts its access to “America’s vital potato markets.” Time(Jan 02, 2017) This is a good place for reasonably priced, vintage furniture. Washington Post(Dec 27, 2016) Small stages display his purple Yamaha piano and a collection of vintage costumes. Washington Post(Dec 28, 2016) 1n the oldness of wines Syn|Hyper time of origin oldness the quality of being old; the opposite of newness 2n a season's yield of wine from a vineyard Hyper vino, wine fermented juice (of grapes especially) |
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