vintage

noun

/ˈvɪntɪdʒ/

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the wine that was produced in a particular year or place; the year in which it was produced特定年份（或地方）酿制的酒；酿造年份
- the 1999 vintage1999 年酿制的葡萄酒
- 2005 was a particularly fine vintage.2005 年是特别好的酿酒年份。
- the youngest vintages of wines最新酿制的葡萄酒
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adjective
- fine
- great
- superb
- …
preposition
- vintage of
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[usually singular] the period or season of gathering grapes for making wine采摘葡萄酿酒的期间（或季节）；葡萄收获期（或季节）
- The vintage was later than usual.这次葡萄的收获季节比往常晚。

Word Originlate Middle English: alteration (influenced by vintner) of earlier vendage, from Old French vendange, from Latin vindemia (from vinum ‘wine’ + demere ‘remove’).

vintage

adjective

/ˈvɪntɪdʒ/

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vintage wine is of very good quality and has been stored for several years（葡萄酒）优质的，上等的，佳酿的Topics Drinksc2
(British English) (of a vehicle车辆) made between 1919 and 1930 and admired for its style and interest古色古香的（指 1919–1930 年间制造，车型和品味受人青睐的）
- a vintage rally (= for vehicles of this type)老式集会
compare veteran carTopics Transport by car or lorryc1
typical of a period in the past and of high quality; the best work of the particular person（过去某个时期）典型的，优质的；（某人的）最佳作品的
- a collection of vintage designs优秀设计选编
- vintage TV drama最佳电视剧
- The opera is vintage Rossini.这部歌剧是罗西尼的最佳代表作。
vintage year a particularly good and successful year成绩卓著的一年；成功的一年
- 2008 was not a vintage year for the movies.2008 年对电影业来说不是个好年景。
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Word Originlate Middle English: alteration (influenced by vintner) of earlier vendage, from Old French vendange, from Latin vindemia (from vinum ‘wine’ + demere ‘remove’).

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