old
old
/ Euld /
◙ (older, oldest)
• 参见 elder, eldest
1. having lived for a long time; no longer young
• 年老的
»the old man lay propped up on cushions.
老人倚在靠垫上躺着。
made or built long ago
• 古老的;年代久的
»the old quarter of the town.
那个城市的老城区。
possessed or used for a long time
• 陈旧的
»he gave his old clothes away.
他把旧衣服送人了。
having the characteristics or showing the signs of age
• 衰老的
»he complained of being old beyond his years.
他抱怨自己比实际年龄更衰老。
2. [attrib.] belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous
• 过去的;以前的
»valuation under the old rating system was inexact.
以过去的评估系统估价不精确。
used to refer to the first of two or more similar things
• 最初的
»I was going to try to get my old job back.
我想试着再干我的老本行。
dating from far back; long-established or known
• 旧时的;熟悉的
»we greet each other like old friends.
我们像老朋友一样互相问候。
»I get sick of the same old routine.
我厌恶那老一套。
denoting someone who formerly attended a specified school
• 曾参加过的;老的
»an old Etonian.
一个旧日的伊顿学生。
(of a form of a language) as used in former or earliest times
• (语言形式)过去的;早期的
3. [in combination] of a specified age
• (表特定年龄)…岁的
»he was fourteen years old.
他14岁。
»a seven-month-old baby.
一个7个月大的婴儿。
[as noun] [in combination] a person or animal of the age specified
• …岁的(人,动物)
»a nineteen-year-old.
一个19岁的人。
4. [attrib.] [informal] used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt
• [非正式] (表示喜爱、熟悉或轻视)从前的
»it wasn't a bad old life.
从前的生活不算太坏。
»‘ Good old Mum,’ she said.
“亲爱的老妈,”她说。
1. any item of a specified type (used to show that no particular or special individual is in question)
• (用于表示无特殊个体)任意一个
»any old room would have done.
随便一间房就行。
◘ any old how
1. in no particular order
• 随意地
»they've dropped things just any old how.
他们把东西随意丢置。
◘ as old as the hills
1. of very long standing or very great age (often used in exaggerated statements)
• (常用作夸张)和山一样老
◘ for old times' sake --› see sake
◘ of old
1. in or belonging to the past
• 过去的
»he was more reticent than of old.
他比过去更加沉默。
2. starting long ago; for a long time
• 古老的;年代久的
»they knew him of old.
他们认识他很久了。
◘ the old days
1. a period in the past, often seen as significantly different from the present, especially noticeably better or worse
• 以前;从前;昔日
»it was easier in the old days.
在以前要容易多了。
»we are less confident than in the good old days.
我们不像从前好日子里那么自信了。
»the bad old days of incoherence and irresponsibility.
过去那些松散、不负责任的糟糕日子。
◘ old enough to be someone's father (或 mother)
1. [informal] of a much greater age than someone (especially used to suggest that a romantic or sexual relationship between the people concerned is inappropriate)
• [非正式] 老得可以当某人的父亲(或母亲)
◘ the Old Firm
1. [informal] (in Scotland) a name for Celtic and Rangers Football Clubs, either singly or collectively
• [非正式] (苏格兰)“老字号”(凯尔特及流浪者足球俱乐部的别称)[单指其中之一或指两者]
»[as modifier] an Old Firm match.
一场“老字号”足球俱乐部比赛。
◘ you can't put an old head on young shoulders
1. (proverb)you can't expect a young person to have the wisdom or maturity associated with older people
• [谚] 你不能指望年轻人有老人的头脑
♦ oldness noun
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