It must be a pretty important date to run off without eating.

——Roman Holiday

飯都不吃就跑掉，那一定是個很重要的約會!

——《羅馬假日》

一、下面我們來看看date有幾種含義

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.

銀行應避免用此種方式注明信用證的到期日。

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2.時代，年代 [U]?a time in the past or future

Tell me what I ought to read to keep myself up to date.

告訴我應該讀什么書才跟得上時代的發(fā)展。

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3.約會；約會對象 [C]?a meeting that you have arranged

He drove off to collect his date.

他開車去接和他約會的女友。

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4.棗，棗椰樹?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.

世上最甜的水果就長在這樹上——棗。

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v.

1.鑒定（某物）的年代 [T]?to say when sth old existed or was made

Can you date the fossil exactly?

你能確定這化石的確切年代嗎？

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2.注明日期 [I,T]?to write or print the date on sth

Don' t forget to date your cheque.

不要忘記在支票上寫上日期。

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3.（和…）約會 [I,T]?to have a romantic relationship with sb

The new office girl is a real peach. All the guys want to date her.

辦公室里新來的女孩是個漂亮小妞，所有的男士都想跟她約會。

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4.屬于，始于（某一歷史時期） [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.

此城堡建于古羅馬時代。

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5.過時 [I]?to become old-fashioned

Most pop songs soon date.

大多數流行歌曲不久便過時。

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二、詞義辨析：還有哪些單詞能表示“日”的意思

date, day

這兩個名詞均有“日”之意。

date指具體的年、月、日，或指年代、時代。

day泛指任何一天，或指含有“一晝夜”意義的一天，也可指工作日?？捎脧蛿当頃r代、時期。

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三、你知道date和哪些詞更搭嗎？

date back

始于,追溯到

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date from

始于,起源于,可以追溯到…

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to date

adv.到此為止

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date line

日界線

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date palm

棗椰樹，海棗

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四、接下來，做個填詞游戲吧

She designs classic clothes which do not ____.
她設計的古樸式樣服裝不會過時。 ?