| 单词 | ancient |
| 释义 | ancientancienterancientestancientancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adjective1belonging to a time in history that was thousands of years ago: ancient Rome古罗马2humorous very old: I look absolutely ancient in that photograph!我的那张照片真是太显老了！THESAURUS: ancientpersonold 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 BrE 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 rugssellrug |
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