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It must be a pretty important date to run off without eating.
——Roman Holiday
饭都不吃就跑掉，那一定是个很重要的约会!
——《罗马假日》
一、下面我们来看看date有几种含义
n.
1.日期，日子 [C] a particular day of the month, sometimes in a particular year, given in numbers and words
Banks should discourage indication of the expiry date of the Credit in this manner.
银行应避免用此种方式注明信用证的到期日。
2.时代，年代 [U] a time in the past or future
Tell me what I ought to read to keep myself up to date.
告诉我应该读什么书才跟得上时代的发展。
3.约会；约会对象 [C] a meeting that you have arranged
He drove off to collect his date.
他开车去接和他约会的女友。
4.枣，枣椰树 sweet sticky brown fruit that grows on a tree called a date palm, common in N Africa and W Asia
The sweetest fruit on earth grows on the palm: the date.
世上最甜的水果就长在这树上——枣。
v.
1.鉴定（某物）的年代 [T] to say when sth old existed or was made
Can you date the fossil exactly?
你能确定这化石的确切年代吗？
2.注明日期 [I,T] to write or print the date on sth
Don' t forget to date your cheque.
不要忘记在支票上写上日期。
3.（和…）约会 [I,T] to have a romantic relationship with sb
The new office girl is a real peach. All the guys want to date her.
办公室里新来的女孩是个漂亮小妞，所有的男士都想跟她约会。
4.属于，始于（某一历史时期） [I] to have existed since a particular time in the past or for the length of time mentioned
The castle dates back to the ancient Roman days.
此城堡建于古罗马时代。
5.过时 [I] to become old-fashioned
Most pop songs soon date.
大多数流行歌曲不久便过时。
二、词义辨析：还有哪些单词能表示“日”的意思
date, day
这两个名词均有“日”之意。date指具体的年、月、日，或指年代、时代。day泛指任何一天，或指含有“一昼夜”意义的一天，也可指工作日。可用复数表时代、时期。
三、你知道date和哪些词更搭吗？
date back
始于,追溯到
date from
始于,起源于,可以追溯到…
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