Definition of old age in English:

old age

noun

mass noun

1The later part of normal life.
老年，晚年
loneliness affects many people in old age
孤独影响很多老年人。
Example sentencesExamples
- Last year the pensions commission warned that 12 million people are failing to save enough for their old age.
- We all know that everyone grows with a lot of features carried over from childhood to old age!
- He had yet to be diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease that would afflict his old age and he was still fighting.
- It is accepted that most people are not saving enough for their old age and will have to rely on means-tested benefits.
- Even in my old age the blood of my people allows me to maintain an impeccable sense of sight.
- Had he decided to stick around another few decades he most likely would've entered old age quite prosperous.
- Many people, however, spend a substantial part of old age in a debilitating condition.
- The essays he wrote in his old age put him in the role of the nation's conscience.
- All this was in complete contrast to the manner of most people in their old age.
- Adolescence is generally a healthy period of life compared with early childhood and old age.
- The aim is a good one - to give people more security in their old age based on their own savings.
- I think it's important to spread your assets, and not rely completely on your pension to see you through old age.
- The anger that people feel about having their old age stolen from them is growing stronger.
- So, stories about how people are putting too little aside for old age are in the news again.
- Grace was his only child. a child of his old age who had brought him nothing but joy.
- There will also be an incentive for people to move from England to Scotland for free personal care in their old age.
- She suffered in her old age, losing the ability to eat, walk, go to the toilet and wash.
- He played competitive tennis until he was well into old age and only ever became angry on the tennis court.
- Why do so many people now refuse to save for their old age because they do not trust some of our biggest financial institutions?
- The neoclassical theory says that people will save the right amount for their old age.
Synonyms
declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage
1. 1.1 The state of being old.
  年纪大
  old age itself is not a disease
  年纪大本身不是一种疾病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The left champions the equal right to healthcare and the sanctity of childhood and old age.
  The late Norman MacCaig once told him about old age withering his talents.
  One of the few benefits of old age is that you don't have to worry what people think about you, he tells me.
  Sometimes it looks as if death and old age are included among these diseases.
  You used to die at home of old age, rather than in hospital being treated for something incurable.
  People are living longer, and with old age comes frailty and more long term illnesses.
  The exhibition presents Whistler's women in the three ages of childhood, adulthood and old age.
  Therefore there are many more people suffering the diseases that were once linked only with extreme old age.
  From classical Greece to modern Islam, old age is something that is honoured and cherished.
  Most plantations are now mature and many will be felled or will deteriorate due to old age during the next decade.
  Synonyms
  declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage

Definition of old age in US English:

old age

nounˌōld ˈājˌoʊld ˈeɪdʒ

1The later part of normal life.
老年，晚年
loneliness affects many people in old age
孤独影响很多老年人。
Example sentencesExamples
- She suffered in her old age, losing the ability to eat, walk, go to the toilet and wash.
- There will also be an incentive for people to move from England to Scotland for free personal care in their old age.
- It is accepted that most people are not saving enough for their old age and will have to rely on means-tested benefits.
- I think it's important to spread your assets, and not rely completely on your pension to see you through old age.
- Many people, however, spend a substantial part of old age in a debilitating condition.
- He played competitive tennis until he was well into old age and only ever became angry on the tennis court.
- Adolescence is generally a healthy period of life compared with early childhood and old age.
- The aim is a good one - to give people more security in their old age based on their own savings.
- We all know that everyone grows with a lot of features carried over from childhood to old age!
- All this was in complete contrast to the manner of most people in their old age.
- The neoclassical theory says that people will save the right amount for their old age.
- Even in my old age the blood of my people allows me to maintain an impeccable sense of sight.
- Grace was his only child. a child of his old age who had brought him nothing but joy.
- He had yet to be diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease that would afflict his old age and he was still fighting.
- The anger that people feel about having their old age stolen from them is growing stronger.
- So, stories about how people are putting too little aside for old age are in the news again.
- Had he decided to stick around another few decades he most likely would've entered old age quite prosperous.
- The essays he wrote in his old age put him in the role of the nation's conscience.
- Why do so many people now refuse to save for their old age because they do not trust some of our biggest financial institutions?
- Last year the pensions commission warned that 12 million people are failing to save enough for their old age.
Synonyms
declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage
1. 1.1 The state of being old.
  年纪大
  old age itself is not a disease
  年纪大本身不是一种疾病。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sometimes it looks as if death and old age are included among these diseases.
  Therefore there are many more people suffering the diseases that were once linked only with extreme old age.
  The late Norman MacCaig once told him about old age withering his talents.
  People are living longer, and with old age comes frailty and more long term illnesses.
  Most plantations are now mature and many will be felled or will deteriorate due to old age during the next decade.
  One of the few benefits of old age is that you don't have to worry what people think about you, he tells me.
  The exhibition presents Whistler's women in the three ages of childhood, adulthood and old age.
  From classical Greece to modern Islam, old age is something that is honoured and cherished.
  You used to die at home of old age, rather than in hospital being treated for something incurable.
  The left champions the equal right to healthcare and the sanctity of childhood and old age.
  Synonyms
  declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage

词汇	old age
释义	Definition of old age in English: old age noun mass noun 1The later part of normal life. 老年，晚年 loneliness affects many people in old age 孤独影响很多老年人。 Example sentencesExamples Last year the pensions commission warned that 12 million people are failing to save enough for their old age. We all know that everyone grows with a lot of features carried over from childhood to old age! He had yet to be diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease that would afflict his old age and he was still fighting. It is accepted that most people are not saving enough for their old age and will have to rely on means-tested benefits. Even in my old age the blood of my people allows me to maintain an impeccable sense of sight. Had he decided to stick around another few decades he most likely would've entered old age quite prosperous. Many people, however, spend a substantial part of old age in a debilitating condition. The essays he wrote in his old age put him in the role of the nation's conscience. All this was in complete contrast to the manner of most people in their old age. Adolescence is generally a healthy period of life compared with early childhood and old age. The aim is a good one - to give people more security in their old age based on their own savings. I think it's important to spread your assets, and not rely completely on your pension to see you through old age. The anger that people feel about having their old age stolen from them is growing stronger. So, stories about how people are putting too little aside for old age are in the news again. Grace was his only child. a child of his old age who had brought him nothing but joy. There will also be an incentive for people to move from England to Scotland for free personal care in their old age. She suffered in her old age, losing the ability to eat, walk, go to the toilet and wash. He played competitive tennis until he was well into old age and only ever became angry on the tennis court. Why do so many people now refuse to save for their old age because they do not trust some of our biggest financial institutions? The neoclassical theory says that people will save the right amount for their old age. Synonyms declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage 1.1 The state of being old. 年纪大 old age itself is not a disease 年纪大本身不是一种疾病。 Example sentencesExamples The left champions the equal right to healthcare and the sanctity of childhood and old age. The late Norman MacCaig once told him about old age withering his talents. One of the few benefits of old age is that you don't have to worry what people think about you, he tells me. Sometimes it looks as if death and old age are included among these diseases. You used to die at home of old age, rather than in hospital being treated for something incurable. People are living longer, and with old age comes frailty and more long term illnesses. The exhibition presents Whistler's women in the three ages of childhood, adulthood and old age. Therefore there are many more people suffering the diseases that were once linked only with extreme old age. From classical Greece to modern Islam, old age is something that is honoured and cherished. Most plantations are now mature and many will be felled or will deteriorate due to old age during the next decade. Synonyms declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage Definition of old age in US English: old age nounˌōld ˈājˌoʊld ˈeɪdʒ 1The later part of normal life. 老年，晚年 loneliness affects many people in old age 孤独影响很多老年人。 Example sentencesExamples She suffered in her old age, losing the ability to eat, walk, go to the toilet and wash. There will also be an incentive for people to move from England to Scotland for free personal care in their old age. It is accepted that most people are not saving enough for their old age and will have to rely on means-tested benefits. I think it's important to spread your assets, and not rely completely on your pension to see you through old age. Many people, however, spend a substantial part of old age in a debilitating condition. He played competitive tennis until he was well into old age and only ever became angry on the tennis court. Adolescence is generally a healthy period of life compared with early childhood and old age. The aim is a good one - to give people more security in their old age based on their own savings. We all know that everyone grows with a lot of features carried over from childhood to old age! All this was in complete contrast to the manner of most people in their old age. The neoclassical theory says that people will save the right amount for their old age. Even in my old age the blood of my people allows me to maintain an impeccable sense of sight. Grace was his only child. a child of his old age who had brought him nothing but joy. He had yet to be diagnosed with the Parkinson's disease that would afflict his old age and he was still fighting. The anger that people feel about having their old age stolen from them is growing stronger. So, stories about how people are putting too little aside for old age are in the news again. Had he decided to stick around another few decades he most likely would've entered old age quite prosperous. The essays he wrote in his old age put him in the role of the nation's conscience. Why do so many people now refuse to save for their old age because they do not trust some of our biggest financial institutions? Last year the pensions commission warned that 12 million people are failing to save enough for their old age. Synonyms declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage 1.1 The state of being old. 年纪大 old age itself is not a disease 年纪大本身不是一种疾病。 Example sentencesExamples Sometimes it looks as if death and old age are included among these diseases. Therefore there are many more people suffering the diseases that were once linked only with extreme old age. The late Norman MacCaig once told him about old age withering his talents. People are living longer, and with old age comes frailty and more long term illnesses. Most plantations are now mature and many will be felled or will deteriorate due to old age during the next decade. One of the few benefits of old age is that you don't have to worry what people think about you, he tells me. The exhibition presents Whistler's women in the three ages of childhood, adulthood and old age. From classical Greece to modern Islam, old age is something that is honoured and cherished. You used to die at home of old age, rather than in hospital being treated for something incurable. The left champions the equal right to healthcare and the sanctity of childhood and old age. Synonyms declining years, advanced years, elderliness, age, agedness, oldness, autumn of one's life, winter of one's life, senescence, senility, dotage
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