Date

[deɪt] or [det]

解释:

(noun.) sweet edible fruit of the date palm with a single long woody seed.

(noun.) a meeting arranged in advance; 'she asked how to avoid kissing at the end of a date'.

(noun.) a participant in a date; 'his date never stopped talking'.

(noun.) the present; 'they are up to date'; 'we haven't heard from them to date'.

(noun.) the specified day of the month; 'what is the date today?'.

(noun.) a particular day specified as the time something happens; 'the date of the election is set by law'.

(noun.) the particular day, month, or year (usually according to the Gregorian calendar) that an event occurred; 'he tried to memorizes all the dates for his history class'.

(noun.) a particular but unspecified point in time; 'they hoped to get together at an early date'.

(verb.) assign a date to; determine the (probable) date of; 'Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological or prehistorical findings'.

(verb.) provide with a dateline; mark with a date; 'She wrote the letter on Monday but she dated it Saturday so as not to reveal that she procrastinated'.

(verb.) stamp with a date; 'The package is dated November 24'.

(verb.) go on a date with; 'Tonight she is dating a former high school sweetheart'.

博妮塔校对--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.

(n.) That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made; as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin. etc.

(n.) The point of time at which a transaction or event takes place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of time; epoch; as, the date of a battle.

(n.) Assigned end; conclusion.

(n.) Given or assigned length of life; dyration.

(v. t.) To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.

(v. t.) To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.

(v. i.) To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with from.

编辑:梅尔维尔

同义词及近义词：

n. Time, epoch, era, age.

v. a. Fix the date of, note the time of.

v. n. Begin, be reckoned, be dated.

校对:索尼亚

同义词及反义词：

[See TIME]

手打:列侬

解释:

n. the fruit of the date-palm.—ns. Date′-palm Date′-tree the tree on which it grows a native of the northern half of Africa and the south-west of Asia; Date′-plum; Date′-sug′ar.

n. the time of any event: a stipulated time: age period of time.—v.t. to affix the date to.—v.t. to reckon: to begin.—adj. Date′less without date: without fixed limit: undatable.—Out of date antiquated; Up to date adapted or corrected to the present time: modern.

校对:玛克辛