vintage
n
1
(a) [C usu sing 通常作單數]
(period or season of) gathering grapes for wine-making 收獲葡萄釀酒(的期間或季節)
The vintage was later than usual. 那次葡萄采收期比平常年份晚.
(b) [C, U] (wine made from the) season's harvest of grapes 一個收獲季節采得的葡萄(所釀制的酒)
The claret was (of) a rare vintage, ie (of) a year when the grapes produced a claret of high quality. 這一年份的法國波爾多紅葡萄酒是稀有的好酒(為所收葡萄質量好的年份釀造的).
1959 was an excellent vintage. 1959年產的葡萄酒質量好.
What vintage (ie year) is this wine? 這種酒是哪一年釀造的?
[attrib 作定語]
vintage claret, port, etc 某年釀制的法國波爾多葡萄酒、 葡萄牙波爾圖葡萄酒等
a vintage year for champagne 釀制香檳酒的好年成.
2 [attrib 作定語]
(a) (fig 比喻) characteristic of a period in the past; classic 有過去某一時期特徵的; 經典的; 優秀的; 第一流的
vintage jokes 傳統的笑話
vintage science fiction of the 1950's 典型的20世紀50年代的科幻小說.
(b) (Brit) (of a car) made between 1917 and 1930 (指汽車)1917年到1930年之間制造的
vintage Fords 1917年到1930年制造的福特汽車. Cf 參看 veteran car (veteran).
3 [attrib 作定語]
(infml 口)(used before proper nouns 用於專有名詞前) representingthe best work of (a particular person); typical (某人)的最佳代表作的; 典型的
This film is vintage Chaplin. 這部影片是卓別麟的最佳代表作.