| 单词 | old |
| 释义 | oldolderelderoldesteldestoldold /əʊld $ oʊld/ adjective1 a)someone or something that is old has lived or existed for a long time OPP young, new: an old man一位老人Her car is really old.be 她的汽车非常旧了。Wear old clothes for exercising.clotheexercise 要穿旧衣服锻炼身体。one of the oldest houses in the villageoldhouse村里最老的房子之一 b)the old old people2used to talk about the age of someone or somethingbe 3/50/300 etc years oldOur dog is three years old.beyear我们的狗三岁。How old are you?be你多大了？My sister is older than me.beold 我家两姐妹﹐我是妹妹。ten-year-old/six-week-old etca ten-year-old boy一个十岁的男孩3[only before noun] your old house, job, car etc is one that you had before but do not have now SYN former: one of her old boyfriendsboyfriend她的一个前男友THESAURUS previous4[only before noun] old things are familiar because you have experienced or heard them many times before: He always gives the same old excuse.give 他总是找那老掉牙的借口。5old friend/enemy/colleague etc someone who has been your friend, enemy etc for a long time: He’s an old friend of my father’s. 他是我爸爸的一个老朋友。6good/poor/silly etc old spoken used to talk about someone you like: Good old Liz! She’s so smart. 可爱的莉兹！她真漂亮。Phrasesany old thing/place/way etc spoken used to say that it does not matter which thing, place etc you choose: Do it any old way you like. 这件事你想怎么做就怎么做吧。old hat not new or interesting: The movie’s special effects now seem old hat.effect这部电影的特技效果现在看来是老套了。the old days times in the past: Things were much better in the old days.thingbewellday以前比现在要好得多。THESAURUS: oldpersonold someone who is old has lived for a long time: an old manI’m too old to learn a new language.elderly a polite word for old: An elderly lady got on the bus.geta home for the elderly (=elderly people)aging (also ageing British English) becoming old: the problems of an ageing populationproblemagehis aging parentsageparentelder brother/sister especially British English a brother or sister who is older than you. Elder sounds more formal than older: His elder brother worked in a bank.oldworkbe getting on (in years) informal to be quite old: He’s 54 now, so he’s getting on.getancient informal very old – used in a joking way: I’m ancient compared to you!comparethingold something that is old has existed for a long time: The house is very old.bean old proverbancient very old – used about things that existed thousands of years ago, or things that look very old: ancient civilisationsan ancient Rolls Roycerollantique antique furniture, clocks, jewellery etc are old and often valuable: an antique ringa shop selling antique Persian rugssellrugfoodstale stale bread and cakes are hard and dry and no longer freshrotten rotten eggs and fruit smell bad and are not suitable for eatingmature a mature cheese has a strong taste which has developed over a long period of timevintage vintage wine is very good quality and was made in a particular year |
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