(1)out of date 过时的；陈旧的
up to date 最新式的；现代的
(2)fix/set a date for 确定……的日期
①The ancient temple dates back to/from the 14th century.
这座古老的寺庙始建于14世纪。
②(牛津词典)Has the date of the meeting been fixed?
开会的日期决定了吗？
[即学即练]——单句语法填空
①The lake, which dates(date) from about 3.4 billion years, covers as much as 80 square miles and is up to 1，500 feet deep.
②The temple has a long history dating(date) back to the early period of the Tang Dynasty.
[链接写作]——完成句子
③这个书店里的所有书籍都是最新的，所以它们吸引了很多热爱读书的人。
All the books in the bookstore are up__to__date so they have attracted many bookworms.
④这本词典已经过时了，自从这本词典出版以来，这门语言已增添了很多单词。
(2016·天津卷)The dictionary is out__of__date：many words have been added to the language since it was published.
