历年雅思考试高频词汇：date

　　date

　　①n. specific numbered day of the month, or specific year, usu. given to show when sth.

　　happened or is to happen日期;日子;年份

　　Times change, and one of the most significant changes to date is the rise of globalization. 时代在变，全球化的兴起成为迄今为止最为显着的变化之一。

　　②v. to have existed since a particular time in the past存在，追溯

　　The first weather stations in the. far north date back just 50 years. 在(地球)最北边的最早的气象站也不过存在了50年之久。