名词约会; 日期，日子; 时代，年代; （北非和西亚常见的海枣树的）海枣
及物动词过时; 使…显老; 显示出…时代（或年龄）; 鉴定…的年代
及物/不及物动词与人约会，相约
不及物动词属于某一特定时期; 从某时起计算日期; 记载日期; 注有（或注明）日期
1. out of date : 过时的, 废弃的；
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1. out of date : 过时的, 废弃的；
及物动词
1. Tom never dates his letter.
汤姆的信从不写日期。
2. Can you date the fossil exactly?
你能确定这化石的确切年代吗？
不及物动词
1. Most pop songs soon date.
大多数流行歌曲不久便过时。
名词
1. Many ruins of Roman date are to be seen in the south of France.
许多古罗马时代的遗迹可以在法国南部看到。
2. What is the date today?
今天是几号？
3. The date palm gives some shade to the house in the summer.
夏天时，枣椰树给房子遮阴。
找工作
B：Please, fill out this application fomp3.
请填一下这张申请表。
A：Where should I write my (address/ telephone number/ date of birth)?
我的（地址/电话号码/出生日期）写在哪儿？
时间和日期
A：What date is it today?
今天是几号？
B：Today is December 23, 2002.
今天是2002 年12 月23 日。
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A：Oh, the day after tomorrow is Christmas.
哦，后天是圣诞节。
B：Merry Christmas to you!
预祝你圣诞快乐！
A：You too!
你也圣诞快乐！
请求帮助
A：Could you come and spend the weekend with us?
你能来跟我们一起共度周末吗？
B：Oh, I’m afraid I can’t. I’ve had a date already.
啊，恐怕不行。我已经有约在先了。
A：That’s too bad!
真是可惜！
B：Maybe some other time.
下次好啦。
2. date：or datetime; 要转换的时间串
1. 日期;日子
A date is a specific time that can be named, for example a particular day or a particular year.
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e.g. What's the date today?...
今天是几号？
e.g. You will need to give the dates you wish to stay and the number of rooms you require.
需要提供想要入住的起止日期以及所需的房间数目。
2. 确定…的日期(或年代)
If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began.
e.g. You cannot date the carving and it is difficult to date the stone itself...
无法确定这一雕刻的年代，连石头本身的年代都难以判断。
e.g. I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely...
我认为我们可以相当准确地确定西方文明开始衰落的年代。
3. 在（信件、支票等）上注明日期
When you date something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day's date on it.
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e.g. Once the decision is reached, he can date and sign the sheet...
一旦决议达成，他就可以在这张纸上签署日期和姓名了。
e.g. The letter is dated 2 July 1993.
信件上的日期是 1993 年 7 月 2 日。
4. 在（某个）日期;在（某个）时间
If you want to refer to an event without saying exactly when it will happen or when it happened, you can say that it will happen or happened at some date in the future or past.
e.g. Retain copies of all correspondence, since you may need them at a later date...
要保留好所有信件的副本，日后可能会用到。
e.g. He did leave open the possibility of direct American aid at some unspecified date in the future...
他确实没有排除将来某一天美国可能会提供直接援助的可能。
5. 迄今;到目前为止
To date means up until the present time.
e.g. 'Dottie' is by far his best novel to date...
《多蒂》是他迄今为止最好的小说。
e.g. She is without question the craziest person I've met to date...
她无疑是我到目前为止所遇到的最疯狂之人。
6. 过时;落伍
If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes.
e.g. A black coat always looks smart and will never date...
黑色外套看起来总是很潇洒，而且永远也不会落伍。
e.g. This album has hardly dated at all.
这张专辑几乎一点都不过时。
7. 使显老;使显出年龄大
If your ideas, what you say, or the things that you like or can remember date you, they show that you are quite old or older than the people you are with.
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e.g. It's going to date me now. I attended that school from 1969 to 1972.
现在说起来我就显老了。我 1969至 1972 年就读于那所学校。
8. (尤指男女间的）约会
A date is an appointment to meet someone or go out with them, especially someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship.
e.g. I have a date with Bob...
我和鲍勃有个约会。
e.g. He had made a date with a girl he had met the day before...
他和前一天遇到的那个女孩定下了约会。
9. 约会对象
If you have a date with someone with whom you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship, you can refer to that person as your date .
e.g. He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show.
他对埃茜撒谎说跟他约会的是参加演出的一个女孩。
10. （与…）约会
If you are dating someone, you go out with them regularly because you are having, or may soon have, a romantic relationship with them. You can also say that two people are dating.
e.g. For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant...
我曾与一位女研究助理约会了一年的时间。
e.g. They've been dating for three months...
他们已约会3个月了。
11. 海枣（果）
A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries.
12. see also: blind date;carbon dating;dated;out of date;up to date
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