約會：date詞彙精析
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註明信用證的到期日。
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.
告訴我應該讀什麼書纔跟得上時代的發展。
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。
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。
v.
1.鑑定（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？
2.註明日期 [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。
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.
辦公室裏新來的女孩是個漂亮小妞，所有的男士都想跟她約會。
4.屬於，始於（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.
此城堡建於古羅馬時代。
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。
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。可用複數表時代、時期。
三、你知道date和哪些詞更搭嗎？
date back
始於,追溯到
date from
始於,起源於,可以追溯到…
to date
adv.到此爲止
date line
日界線
date palm
棗椰樹，海棗
四、接下來，做個填詞遊戲吧
She designs classic clothes which do not ____.
她設計的古樸式樣服裝不會過時。
