ageing
ageing
(亦作 aging)
noun
(亦作 aging)
noun
- [mass noun]the process of growing old
变老，衰老
the external signs of ageing.
变老的外在标志。
[as modifier]the ageing process.
老化过程。
■the process of change in the properties of a material occurring over a period, either spontaneously or through deliberate action
（材料自然或人为的）老化
- (of a person) growing old; elderly
（人）变老的；上了年纪的
looking after ageing relatives.
照顾上了年纪的亲戚。
an ageing population.
老年人口。
■(of a thing) reaching the end of useful life
到了使用寿命的
the world's ageing fleet of oil tankers.
世界上到了使用寿命的运油船队。
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