Date
[deɪt] or [det]
解釋/意思:
(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'.
博妮塔校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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.
編輯:梅尔维尔
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Time, epoch, era, age.
v. a. Fix the date of, note the time of.
v. n. Begin, be reckoned, be dated.
校對:索尼亚
同義詞及反義詞:
[See TIME]
手打:列侬
解釋/意思:
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.
校對:玛克辛
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of seeing them on their parent trees, signifies prosperity and happy union; but to eat them as prepared for commerce, they are omens of want and distress.
校對:瓦珥
娱乐性解釋/意思:
A fruit commonly plucked from the Family Tree and spread on the leaves of history. (Dist. bet. Dates and Peaches, which are often associated).
手打:珀西瓦尔
例句/造句/用法:
- He filed an application for a patent and entered into a conspiracy to 'swear back' of the date of my invention, so as to deprive me of it. 弗蘭克·路易斯·戴爾. 愛迪生的生平和發明.
- Medina was a comparatively well-watered town, and possessed abundant date groves; its inhabitants were Yemenites, from the fertile land to the south. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- The note was written on a rather untidy half-sheet, without date or address, but her hand was firm and free. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- Under date of February 12, he writes: This day has been memorable in the annals of Valdivia for the most severe earthquake experienced by the oldes t inhabitant. 李貝. 西洋科學史.
- The date of the appearance of the first Hedstrom motorcycle was 1901. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- But we were nominated at the same time for the United States service, and both our commissions bore date May 17th, 1861. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U.S.格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- The reader will excuse me if I conceal the date or any other fact by which he might trace the actual occurrence. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Dates make ladies nervous and stories dry. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- I do not remember dates so exactly, she said. 湯瑪斯·哈代. 還鄉.
- Metallurgy is an ancient art, and the working of gold, silver and copper dates back to the beginning of history. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Cakes of dates pounded and kneaded together are the food of the Arabs who traverse the deserts. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- But I fancy he dates from his warehouse. 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- I professed from the first to disregard dates. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- The other dates about 1695. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- It was dated from Hampshire on the 25th of July, and it announced the journey of Lady Glyde to London on the 26th. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- It was incorporated, in pursuance of an act of parliament, by a charter under the great seal, dated the 27th of July 1694. 亞當·斯密. 國富論.
- It is curious to note that this law against the imitation of silver, which really dated from the fifteenth century, made a special exception to articles made for the Church. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- One of his friends, Castelli, wrote of this in a letter many years later, dated 1638. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Some of these were dated ten years back, too, and one was quite a fresh one--a note for a thousand pounds which Lord Steyne had given her. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- Mrs. Casaubon was all very well; but Will's interest in her dated before he knew Mrs. Lydgate. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Watson's paper is dated January 21, 1748; Franklin's July 11, 1747; several months prior. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- Dating from three o'clock yesterday. 簡·奧斯丁. 愛瑪.
- So far as I can make out, it is nothing more exciting than an Abbey's accounts dating from the second half of the fifteenth century. 亞瑟·柯南·道爾. 福爾摩斯歸來記.
- Estimates of the age of the Big Trees vary from the Christian Era through a period dating back beyond the coming of the Christian Saviour about 4,000 years. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- To illustrate: the dating attachment enabled users to apply the addressograph to their statement work. 佚名. 神奇的知識之書.
- Again, an ?gean dagger from Mycen?, dating about 2000 B.C., shows a lion-hunt in progress. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
錄入:卢卡斯