age out

短语

词形变化

aged out ageing out ages out 三单 ages out aging out aging out 现在分词 ageing out 现在分词 aged out 过去式 aged out 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To become too old for an activity, program or institution; to become too mature for a behavior.

    不及物

    When foster kids age out, it is important that the state provides them with support.

  2. 2.

    To die or retire.

    委婉 政治

    The party's chances in the coming election looked grim as a large portion of their voters were going to age out.

词源

The phrasal verb preposition out is analogous to run out. Usage was likely spread by the Boy Scouts of America, where it is largely used in the first sense to mean turning eighteen and becoming ineligible for the youth program.

来源：wiktionary