"a ripe old age" 怎么发音

expression

US

uh RIPE OLD AYJ

UK

uh RIPE OHLD AYJ

释义

To reach a ripe old age means to live to be very old, often in good health. It is usually used to describe someone who has lived a long and full life.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈɹaɪp/ /ˈoʊɫd/ /ˈeɪdʒ

英式英语

æɪ/ /ɹˈaɪp/ /ˈəʊld/ /ˈeɪdʒ

简化发音

美式

uh RIPE OLD AYJ

英式

uh RIPE OHLD AYJ

语境中听

My grandmother lived to a ripe old age.

He hopes to reach a ripe old age with good health.

Many people want to live to a ripe old age.

She stayed active and happy well into a ripe old age.