English主要词典
vintage
Universal Words
noun, adjective
noun
1 the wine that was produced in a particular year or place; the year in which it was produced:
the 1991 vintage * 1995 was a particularly fine vintage
2 [usuallysing.] the period or season of gathering grapes for making wine:
The vintage was later than usual.
adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 vintage wine is of very good quality and has been stored for several years:
vintage champagne / port / wine
2 (BrE) (of a vehicle) made between 1917 and 1930 and admired for its style and interest:
a vintage rally (= for vehicles of this type)
compareVETERANCAR
3 typical of a period in the past and of high quality; the best work of the particular person:
a collection of vintage designs * vintage TV drama * The opera is vintage Rossini.
4 ~ year a particularly good and successful year:
1999 was not a vintage year for the movies.
