与年龄相关的习语

Category: 口语高级替换词
Published: 2025年12月19日

Age-Related Idioms

Age-Related Idioms (与年龄相关的习语)

习语 (Idiom)	英文释义 (Definition)	例句 (Example)	中文含义 & 解析
no spring chicken	no longer young	After climbing the hill, I realized I'm no spring chicken!	不再年轻 💡 解析: Spring chicken 原指春天出生的童子鸡,肉质鲜嫩。用来形容人时,指年轻人。用 no 否定,通常用于幽默地自嘲不再年轻了。
wet behind the ears	young and inexperienced	My assistant is a bit wet behind the ears. He still has a lot to learn.	乳臭未干;涉世未深 💡 解析: 字面意思是"耳朵后面还是湿的",源自刚出生的牲畜(如小牛、小马)被生下来后耳朵后面干得最慢。形容人缺乏经验、由于太年轻而不成熟。
getting on in years	getting old	Becky's worried she's getting on in years after spotting more gray hairs.	上了年纪;日益衰老 💡 解析: 一种比较委婉的说法,指人正在逐渐变老。
as old as the hills	extremely old	Sanjay feels as old as the hills when his kids talk about technology.	极老;古老 💡 解析: 明喻(Simile)。山丘是极其古老的存在,用此夸张地表达非常老旧或年迈。
bright young things	young, enthusiastic, fashionable, or ambitious people	These bright young things have just started college.	朝气蓬勃的年轻人 💡 解析: 通常指那些年轻、时髦、充满活力且雄心勃勃的群体,有时带有轻微的调侃意味。
bridge the generation gap	appeals to people of all ages	This TV show bridges the generation gap. The whole family loves it.	消除代沟 💡 解析: Generation gap 是"代沟"。Bridge 在这里作动词,意为"架桥、弥合",指连接不同年龄层的人,让大家都能产生共鸣。
ripe old age	very old age	My grandpa got married again at the ripe old age of 92.	高龄 💡 解析: Ripe 本意是"成熟的"。这里用来形容极其长寿,通常带有尊敬或惊叹的意味,指活到了很老的岁数。
tender age	very young age	Sally first sang on stage at the tender age of 7.	幼年;稚龄 💡 解析: Tender 意为"稚嫩的、脆弱的"。强调因为年纪太小,还需要保护或本不该经历某些事情。
act your age	behaving in a way appropriate to his age	Brendan's teacher told him to start acting his age.	举止成熟点;别像个孩子 💡 解析: 通常用于训斥某人(成年人或大孩子)行为幼稚,要求他们的行为符合自己的年龄。
feel my age	am conscious of being older	I feel my age when I go shopping with my children.	感觉自己老了 💡 解析: 指在特定情境下(如体力不支、跟不上潮流时)突然意识到自己不再年轻。
in the prime of my life	at my best; healthy and successful	I've just turned 40, and I'm in the prime of my life.	正值壮年;人生黄金期 💡 解析: Prime 意为"全盛时期"。指人生中精力、健康和事业最顶峰的阶段。
knee-high to a grasshopper	very young	Katie started learning piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper.	极年幼时 💡 解析: 字面意思是"只有蚱蜢那么高",一种非常夸张、幽默的说法,用来形容某人还是个小不点的时候。
long in the tooth	old	I'm too long in the tooth to try out skydiving.	年事已高 💡 解析: 源自马匹。马的牙龈随着年龄增长会萎缩,牙齿看起来变长。形容人老了,通常指太老而不适合做某事。
twilight years	the last years of someone's life	Derek and Joan spent their twilight years traveling the world.	暮年;晚年 💡 解析: Twilight 是"黄昏"。将人生的最后阶段比作一天的黄昏时刻,充满诗意的说法。
over the hill	old; past my best years	I can't come to that nightclub with you! I'm over the hill.	走下坡路;不再年轻 💡 解析: 把人生比作翻越山丘,到达顶峰后就开始下坡(over the hill),暗示过了巅峰期,体力和能力开始衰退。
young at heart	youthful, despite being old	Angela might be 84, but she is still young at heart.	人老心不老 💡 解析: 形容虽然年龄大了,但心态依然年轻、充满活力。
that awkward age	the period of adolescence when people feel very self-conscious	Damien's at that awkward age and finds it hard to talk to people.	尴尬的年龄(通常指青春期) 💡 解析: 指青少年时期,身体发育和心理变化让人感到不自在、敏感或害羞的阶段。
improve with age	get better as they get older	Many singers' voices improve with age.	越老越好;老而弥坚 💡 解析: 类似于中文的"姜还是老的辣"或酒越陈越香,指随着时间推移,品质反而变得更好。
come of age	reach maturity, or have the same legal rights as adults	In many countries, there is a big celebration when young people come of age.	成年 💡 解析: 指达到法定年龄,或者心智上变得成熟。
great age	very old age	Stephen has reached the great age of 100.	高寿 💡 解析: 强调年龄很大,通常用于对极高龄者的敬称。