make a date• So if you have yet to try one of these fabled creations, do yourself a favor and make a date.• I make a date with my friend Patrick, a laborhistorian.• McCready made a date for the Montcalm Hotel at one o'clock.• But remember, the goal of making a date is to spend time together, not necessarily to spend money together.• I was dancing with her and we made a date for the following day outside the Plazacinema at six o'clock.• We made a date to meet at a New York hotel anyway.• If you make dates with patients, you have to expect everyone to know.• You made a date with her for half seven the following evening and she was thrilled.
4relationship 关系 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]American EnglishAmERELATIONSHIP to have a romantic relationship with someone (与…)谈恋爱SYN go out with
Is he still dating Sarah?
他还在和萨拉谈恋爱吗?
Are Chris and Liz dating?
克里斯在和利兹谈恋爱吗?
5show SB’s age 显出某人的年龄 [transitiveT]OLD/NOT NEW if something that you say, do, or wear dates you, it shows that you are fairly old 显出〔某人〕老了
Yes, I remember the Moon landings – that dates me, doesn’t it?
是的,我记得登月事件——这说明我老了,是不是?
6date from something (also date back to something)phrasal verbphr vPASTto have existed since a particular time in the past 自…存在至今,追溯到…年代
The church dates from the 13th century.
这座教堂建于13世纪。
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date from • The Custom House is a neo-classical building of three storeysdating from 1843.• Gernsheim reproduces a noteworthyexampledating from 1873.• The extreme left doors date from 1948, the work of Arrigo Menerbi, showing the tribulations of early Christians.• It was built in the fifteenth century and the paintingsdate fromc. 1520; it is a very fine example indeed.• These masterlycantatasdate from different periods in Bach's life.• The belltowerdates from the eleventh-century and is the oldest in the Lombardy Romanesquestyle that still exists.• This is an early church, dating from the ninth-century, which was rebuilt under the direction of San Carlo Borromeo.• Several of his finest works date from these years.
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date• The correspondinglanguage of the guarantee and debenturedated 6 June 1985 is somewhat different.• How long have Paul and Sue been dating?• What is a man his age doing dating a 17-year-old?• Certainstyles of music will never date, and will always be popular.• His furnituredesigns have hardly dated at all.• In this way, the fellingdate for that piece of timber can usually be dated to within a year.• This free-scrolling handle, dating from about 1740, was known as a flyingscroll handle.• She was in violation of some deal they had which dated from the moment they agreed to combinehouseholds.• His first publicationsdate from work carried out there.• The internalmemo, datedNovember 13, was from Watkins.• The Los Angeles Times is not responsible for changes in prices, dates or itineraries.• I thought we were just friends, but when I started dating other men, he suddenly got really jealous.• Oh, I forgot to date the check.• Scientists have not yet dated the humanremains found at these megalithic sites.• The trouble with high fashion clothes is that they date very quickly.
From Longman Business Dictionary
datedate1 /deɪt/written abbreviation d noun [countableC]
1the words you use to talk about a particular day, month, and year
1particular day某一天ADJECTIVE | VERB + DATE | DATE + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤earlier, earliest較早的日期;最早的日期◇She suggested an earlier date for the meeting.她建議將會期提前。➤later, latest較後的日期;最遲的日期▸➤exact, firm, specific確切/確定的/具體日期◇I can't give you specific dates.我不能告訴你具體的日期。➤target預定日期▸➤provisional, tentative暫定日期▸➤unspecified未確定的日期▸➤effective生效日期▸➤significant重要日子◇May 7, 2005 was a very significant date in my life.2005 年 5 月 7 日是我一生中一個非常重要的日子。➤closing截止日期◇The closing date for applications is May 22.申請截止日期是 5 月 22 日。➤expiration, expiry (BrE) 截止日期;到期日◇What's the expiration / expiry date on your credit card?你的信用卡哪一天到期?➤delivery, publication, release交付/出版/發行日期▸➤arrival, departure到達/離開日期▸➤due預定的日期◇The baby was born exactly on its due date.嬰兒就在預產期那一天出生了。➤anniversary, birth週年紀念日;生日▸➤pull, sell-by(商品)銷售截止日期◇This yogurt is past its sell-by date.這酸奶已經過了銷售期限了。➤cut-off, end截止日期;終止日期◇Historians disagree on the cut-off date for the medieval period.歷史學家們在中世紀的結束時間這個問題上有分歧。➤commencement, start開始日期▸➤completion完成日期◇The building was not finished by the completion date.這座建築並沒有在預定完工時間竣工。VERB + DATE➤agree, agree on, arrange, decide, decide on, fix, set同意日期;安排日期;決定日子;確定日期◇Can we fix dates for the trip?我們能確定旅行的日期嗎?◇Has a date been set for the meeting?開會的日期已經確定好了嗎?➤find尋找日期▸➤give sb給幾天時間◇Give me a couple of dates that are good for you.給我幾天對你方便的時間。➤check檢查日期▸➤change更改日期▸➤announce宣佈日期DATE + NOUN➤stamp日期戳➤book (usually datebook)記事簿PREPOSITION➤after a/the date在某日期之後◇We cannot accept applications received after this date.我們不接受這個日期之後收到的申請。➤at a... date在某日期◇The election is scheduled to take place at an unspecified date in the spring.選舉安排在春季的某一天舉行。➤before a/the date在某日期之前➤by a/the date到某日期為止◇The building must be finished by the date agreed.大樓必須在商定的日期竣工。➤from a/the date從某日期開始◇The agreement runs from that date.合同從那天起生效。➤on a/the date在某日期◇I have two meetings on that date.那天我要參加兩個會議。➤date for⋯的日期◇We need to set a date for the wedding.我們需要確定婚禮的日期。➤date of⋯日◇the date of the election選舉日PHRASES➤the big date(⋯的)重要日子◇the biggest date in the country music calendar鄉村音樂日程表上最重要的日子➤at a future date, at some future date將來某天;日後◇More money will be made available at some future date.日後會賺更多的錢。➤at a later date晚些時候◇We can do that at a later date.我們可以以後做那件事。➤date of birth出生日期◇Please give your name, address and date of birth.請提供你的姓名、地址和出生日期。➤of recent date近期◇The foundations are Roman, but the rest of the building is of more recent date.建築的地基是羅馬時建的,其餘部份的建築年代要更近些。➤put a date on sth確定⋯的日期◇It's difficult to put a date on when the idea started.很難確定這個主意是什麼時候提出來的。➤today's date今天的日期◇What's today's date?今天幾號?date
noun²
2appointment to meet sb socially約會ADJECTIVE | VERB + DATE | DATE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤dinner, lunch聚餐約會;午餐約會▸➤blind初次約會;相親◇She met her husband on a blind date.她是通過別人介紹認識她丈夫的。➤double (= when two couples have a date together)兩對男女一起參加的約會▸➤hot令人激動的約會◇She had a hot date and wanted to look her best.她要赴一個令人激動的約會,很想展示自己最動人的一面。➤first初次約會VERB + DATE➤have有約會◇I have a date with Camilla on Friday night.我星期五晚上和卡米拉有約會。➤find尋求約會◇I need to find a date for Friday.我週五得找個人約會。➤make (especially BrE) 約好日期◇We must make a date to have lunch.我們一定要約個日子吃午餐。➤keep赴約◇She wanted to arrive in time to keep her date.她想準時赴約。➤break, cancel失約;取消約會◇He really didn't want to break his date with Alicia.他真的不想取消和艾麗西亞的約會。DATE + NOUN➤movie (NAmE) 約會電影◇It's a great date movie.這是一部精彩的約會電影。➤rape約會強姦PREPOSITION➤on a date約會◇She's out on a date with her new girlfriend.她出去和新女友約會去了。➤date with和⋯的約會date
verb
ADVERB➤accurately, precisely確定確切日期◇It has not yet been possible to date the paintings accurately.現在還不可能確定這些畫的確切創作日期。
date verb ⇨go outdate noun ⇨meeting2 (have a date with sb)⇨partner2 (Who's your date for this evening?)⇨time1 (at a later date)⇨up to date⇨modern (up-to-date equipment)⇨up to date⇨used to sth (up to date with the issues)