date

1. N-COUNT A date is a specific time that can be named, for example, a particular day or a particular year. 日期

What's the date today?

今天是幾號？

2. N-COUNT 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. 約會

I have a date with Bob. 我和鮑勃有個約會。

3. V-RECIP 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. (戀愛中) 約會

For a year I dated a woman who was a research assistant. 有一年的時間，我一直和一個女助理研究員約會。

4. N-COUNT 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. (戀愛中的) 約會對象

He lied to Essie, saying his date was one of the girls in the show. 他對埃西撒謊說他約會的對象是蓡加縯出的女孩兒其中的一個。

5. N-COUNT A date is a small, dark-brown, sticky fruit with a stone inside. Dates grow on palm trees in hot countries. 椰棗

6. V-T If you date something, you give or discover the date when it was made or when it began. 推斷…的年代

I think we can date the decline of Western Civilization quite precisely. 我認爲我們可以非常準確的推斷出西方文明衰落的年代。

7. V-T When you date something such as a letter or a cheque, you write that day's date on it. 給…標注日期

Once the decision is reached, he can date and sign the sheet. 一旦做出決定，他就可以在那張表上簽上日期和名字。

8. V to have originated (at a specified time) 始於(某一特定時間)

his decline dates from last summer

9. V-I If something dates, it goes out of fashion and becomes unacceptable to modern tastes. 過時

Blue and white is the classic colour combination for bathrooms. It always looks smart and will never date. 藍色和白色是浴室的經典色彩搭配，看起來縂是很時髦，永遠不會過時。

10. →see also dated , out of date

11. PHRASE To date means up until the present time. 至今爲止

"Dottie" is by far his best novel to date. 《小多特》是他至今最爲出色的小說。