| 释义 |
date /deɪt/► SEE ALLout of dateto dateup to datea blind datebe past its sell-by date
●ˌout of ˈdatenot modern; not including the latest information 过时；缺乏新信息◆This atlas is out of date.
这本地图册过时了。◆I’m afraid you must have been using an out-of-date catalogue.
我想你用的一定是过期的目录。●to ˈdateup to and including the present time 迄今为止；到目前为止；直到现在◆To date, we’ve received 40 bookings for the trip, so we’re doing quite well.
到目前为止，我们一共收到 40 份旅游预订单，情况不错。●ˌup to ˈdate1. possessing the most recent information, ideas, etc. about sth/sb 包含最新信息；最近的；最新的◆Are you keeping up to date with the latest developments?
你始终了解最新的发展情况吗？◆I’m not really up to date on John and Mary. Are they still together?
我对约翰和玛丽的近况不太了解，他们还在一块儿吗？2. the most recent, modern or fashionable 最新的；时髦的；新式的◆His kitchen is bang up to date. He’s got all the latest technology in it.
他的厨房非常现代化，拥有各种最新式的科技产品。●a ˌblind ˈdatea social meeting between two people who have never met before, often arranged by friends, in the hope that it may lead to a love affair 盲约；（由第三方安排的）男女之间初次见面◆A friend of mine set up a blind date for me with his girlfriend’s sister.我的一个朋友给我和他女朋友的妹妹安排了相亲约会。●be past its ˈsell-by date (informal) be no longer useful or valued 没用了；不值钱了◆His ideas on economics are well past their sell-by date.我认为，他的经济学观点早已过时了。 NOTE The sell-by date is the date written on food packaging after which the food must not be sold. * sell-by date 是写在商品包装上的最迟销售时间，过期不得销售。 |
