| 单词 | date |
| 释义 | date date1 —datable, dateable, adj. —datableness, dateableness, n. —dater, n. /dayt/, n. , v. , dated, dating. n. 1. a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. 2. the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th? 3. an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.: a letter bearing the date January 16. 4. the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date. 5. the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date. 6. an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock. 7. a social appointment, engagement, or occasion arranged beforehand with another person: to go out on a date on Saturday night. 8. a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement: Can I bring a date to the party? 9. an engagement for an entertainer to perform. 10. dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321. 11. to date, up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date. 12. up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news. v.i. 13. to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873. 14. to belong to a particular period; have its origin: That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830. 15. to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts. 16. to go out socially on dates: She dated a lot during high school. v.t. 17. to mark or furnish with a date: Please date the check as of today. 18. to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to: The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period. 19. to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned. 20. to make a date with; go out on dates with: He's been dating his best friend's sister. [1275-1325; (n.) ME < MF < LL data, n. use of data (fem. of datus, ptp. of dare to give), from the phrase data (Romae) written, given (at Rome); (v.) ME daten to sign or date a document, deriv. of the n.] date2 /dayt/, n. the oblong, fleshy fruit of the date palm, a staple food in northern Africa, Arabia, etc., and an important export. [1250-1300; ME < AF; OF dade, date < ML datil(l)us ( > OPr, Catalan, Sp datil) < L dactylus; see DACTYL] |
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