| 词组 | date |
| 释义 | 1． 常指具体的“某年某月某日”: Jan 20，2005 2． 也可指没有具体日期的“年代”: Wasn't 1815 the date of the battle of Waterloo? 3． 通常不可指“月份”，一般不说: March is the date of the accident 4． 但是作动词时，可用下面的句子: The letter is dated in March， 1998． 5． 作动词时除包括时间外，还可以包括地名: The package was dated at Bos- ton，March 15，1998． 6． 作“日期”解时，和介词的常见搭配如下: at a later date at a future date at some date in the near future a week from the date of his pledge from that date to the present on a given date on the same date on its scheduled date It will be out of date before it's printed. the result to date profits made to date a fax under date of May 5，2003 until a recent date up to a recent date a fax with no date the date on the coin the closing date for the competi- tion the date for his departure the date of her death the date of its virgin voyage 7． 作动词用，后面常跟以下介词: This collection of stamps dates back to 1945． The painting must date from the 15 th century. It may date way back in the 14 th century. The gift was dated at New York on May 5 th，2003． A fax dated from New York on May 5，2003． The letter is dated in May，2003． 8． 作“约会”解时，一般指“与异性朋友约会”: She was sad because he had never asked her for a date. 9． 因此，若要讲 “( 公务方面的 ) 约会”，最好不要用 date，可以用 have an appointment with 之类的短语来表示。 10． to date 表示 until now 时，date 前常不用冠词: This is the best novel I've read to date. 11． What is the date today? 应该回答具体的日期，如 Jan 5，2003; 而 What day is it today? 应该回答 It's Sunday. 等。 12． datebook 是美国用词，相当于 appointment book。 13． date rape 尤指 “( 在与朋友) 约会( 时被) 强奸”，可作动词: The actress has revealed that she was date raped more than once as a young woman. |
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