DAT Idioma
bad date
blind date
date
dates you
out-of-date
update
ain't dat some shit!
date date back to
Insurance dates from the 17th century．保险始于17世纪。
The castle dates back to the 14th century．这城堡建于14世纪。
The custom dates back to the time of the Roman Empire．这种风俗可以回溯到古罗马时期。
The traditional friendship between our two peoples dates back to ancient days．我们两国人民之间的传统友谊可以追溯到遥远的过去。
2．be addressed from a place（信）由某处寄出
The letter dates from New York．这封信是从纽约寄来的。
date from back to
Insurance dates from the 17th century．保险始于17世纪。
The castle dates back to the 14th century．这城堡建于14世纪。
The custom dates back to the time of the Roman Empire．这种风俗可以回溯到古罗马时期。
The traditional friendship between our two peoples dates back to ancient days．我们两国人民之间的传统友谊可以追溯到遥远的过去。
2．be addressed from a place（信）由某处寄出
The letter dates from New York．这封信是从纽约寄来的。
date from/date back to
Insurance dates from the 17th century．保险始于17世纪。
The castle dates back to the 14th century．这城堡建于14世纪。
The custom dates back to the time of the Roman Empire．这种风俗可以回溯到古罗马时期。
The traditional friendship between our two peoples dates back to ancient days．我们两国人民之间的传统友谊可以追溯到遥远的过去。
2．be addressed from a place（信）由某处寄出
The letter dates from New York．这封信是从纽约寄来的。
out of date
The furniture is out of date．这家俱过时了。
Your methods have long gone out of date；you will have to modernize or risk failure．你的这些方法早已陈旧，你应当用现代化的方法，否则有失败的危险。
out of favor（with）
not well regarded（by sb．）失宠（于…）；不受（…的）欢迎
Sir Walter is out of favor with the King．瓦特爵士已在国王面前失宠。
He was out of favor in Paris and went to London．他在巴黎不受欢迎就到伦敦去了。
up to date
Your skirt is quite up to date．你的裙子款式是最时新的。
Mother，you must get more up to date with modern styles！You can't wear those things．妈妈，你应该接受些时髦的东西，不能穿那些玩艺儿了。
up-to-date
Idiom(s): up-to-dateTheme: NOW
modern; contemporary; up to the current standards of fashion.
• I'd like to see a more up-to-date report on Mr. Smith.
• This is not an up-to-date record of the construction project.
• I'm having my living room redecorated to bring it up-to-date.
• I don't care if my rooms are up-to-date. I just want them to be comfortable.
to date
Idiom(s): to dateTheme: NOW
up to the present time.
• How much have you accomplished to date?
• I've done everything I'm supposed to have done to date.
date back to sometime
Idiom(s): date back (to sometime)Theme: TIME
to extend back to a particular time; to have been alive at a particular time in the past.
• My late grandmother dated back to the Civil War.
• This record dates back to the sixties.
• How far do you date back?
at an early date
Idiom(s): at an early dateTheme: SOON
soon; some day soon.
• The note said, "Please call me at an early date."
• You're expected to return the form to the office at an early date.
a hot date
a date with someone you find very attractive: "She's got a hot date tonight!"blind date|blind|date
n. An engagement or date arranged by friends for people who have not previously known one another. A blind date can be a huge success, or a big disappointment.date back|date
v. phr. To go back to a given period in the past. My ancestors date back to the sixteenth century.double date(1)|date|double|double date
n., informal A date on which two couples go together. John and Nancy went with Mary and Bill on a double date.double-date(2)|date|double|double date
v., informal To go on a double date; date with another couple. John and Nancy and Mary and Bill double-date.fear and trembling|fear|fear and trepidation|tremb
n. phr. Great fear. He came in fear and trembling to tell his father he had a bad report card.foundation garment|foundation|garment
n. A close-fitting garment designed for women to wear underneath their clothes to make them look slim; a piece of woman's underwear. Jane wears a foundation garment under her evening dress.out of date|date|out
adj. phr. Old fashioned; superseded; no longer valid; too old to be used. Father's suit is out of date; he needs a new one. The news magazines in the doctor's office were all out of date.pull date|date|pull
n., informal The date stamped on baked goods, dairy products, or other perishable foods indicating the last day on which they may be sold before they must be removed from the shelves in a retail store. This pie is way past the pull date
small wonder it's rotten.to date|date|to
adv. or adj. phr. Up to the present time; until now. To date twenty students have been accepted into the school. The police have not found the runaway to date. Jim is shoveling snow to earn money, but his earnings to date are small.Synonym: SO FAR.
up-to-date|date|up
adj. Modem; contemporary; the latest that technology can offer. "I want an up-to-date dictionary of American idioms," Mr. Lee said, "that has all the latest Americanisms in it."Antonym: STATE-OF-THE-ART.
bring up to date
bring up to dateConvey information up to the present; also, make one aware of or conform to new ideas, improvements, or styles. For example, Bring me up to date on the test results, or We've been bringing Grandma up to date with a little makeup and some new clothes. The term up to date comes from bookkeeping, where it signifies account entries to the present time. [Late 1800s]
date rape
date rapeSexual intercourse forced by the victim's social escort. For example, Date rape is much more common on college campuses than was previously realized. This term originated in the 1980s, when awareness of the phenomenon increased exponentially.
double date
double dateA social engagement in which two couples go together, as in They went on a double date with her brother and his girlfriend. [c. 1920]
liquidation
liquidationgo into liquidation
to close one's business by collecting assets and settling all debts
make a date
make a dateArrange a meeting with someone, as in Let's get the department heads together and make a date for lunch next week, or I've made a date with Jean; can you join us? At first alluding only to social engagements, especially with a member of the opposite sex, this term, first recorded in 1876, is now used more broadly.
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