aged

noun

1. people who are old collectively

e.g. special arrangements were available for the aged

Synonym: elderly

aged

adj

1. (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)

Synonym: cured

2. of wines, fruit, cheeses
having reached a desired or final condition
(`aged' pronounced as one syllable)

e.g. mature well-aged cheeses

Synonym: ripened

3. advanced in years
(`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

e.g. aged members of the society
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
senior citizen

Synonym: elderlyoldersenior

4. at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)

e.g. aged rocks

1. …岁的
You use aged followed by a number to say how old someone is.

e.g. Alan has two children, aged eleven and nine.
艾伦有两个孩子，分别为11岁和9岁。

2. 年迈的
Aged means very old.

aged

e.g. She has an aged parent who's capable of being very difficult.
她有一个年迈的父亲，可能会很不好相处。

3. 老年人
You can refer to all people who are very old as the aged .

e.g. ...people who work with the aged.
为老年人服务的人们

4. see also: middle-aged

1. 年老的：age-old 古老的 | aged 年老的 | agedness 老年

2. 陈化的：aged sample 陈置样品 | aged 陈化的 | agehardenability 可时效硬化性