| 释义 |
old /əʊld/ a. | n. | phr.
I a.
1. 老的；年老的
an old horse 一匹老马
an old friend 老朋友
an old tree 老树
old wine 陈酒
an old man 老人
sb.'s old mother 某人的老母亲
2. …岁的；[用于年龄前]大于…岁的；…久的
How old are you? 你多大岁数?
a baby a few months old 一个出生几个月的婴儿
She's an old forty. 她已是40出头。
Citizens eighteen and older may vote. 18岁和18岁以上的公民有选举权。
an eight-month-old civil war 已历时8个月的内战
The meeting was less than a minute old, and Zangwell was already bored. 会议才开了1分钟都不到，赞格威尔已经不耐烦了。
3. 旧时的；过去的；过时的
old customs and habits 旧风俗旧习惯
The reestablishment of the old order was clearly impossible. 重建旧秩序很明显不可能了。
old emotions 旧日的感情
an old boyfriend 以前的男友
She got her old job back. 她恢复了过去的工作。
This computer is an old model. 这台电脑是旧型号。
old numbers 过期报刊
4. 古老的；古时的；古代的
an old culture 古老文化
He comes from an old family. 他出身于一个古老的家族。
5. 陈旧的；破旧的；废弃的
old rags 破烂布片
The cellar was stacked with old boxes. 地下室堆满了破旧箱子。
You can't wear those old trousers—there are holes in them. 你可不能穿那条旧裤子，那上面有洞。
6. 看来已老的，老年人一般的
look old at twenty 20岁年纪看起来显老
Worry had made her old. 忧虑使她显老。
7. 老资格的；老练的；有经验的；根深蒂固的
an old member 老资格成员
a man who is old in diplomacy 外交上老练的人
old offenders 惯犯
be old in cunning 老奸巨猾
8. 熟悉的，老一套的
an old excuse 老一套的借口
be up to one's old tricks 耍老一套把戏
Don't give me that old shit. 别跟我来这套老生常谈。
9. 明智的；聪明的；成熟的
That child seems old beyond his years. 那个孩子看上去比他的实际年龄来得老成。
10. (作物)收获得晚的
11. 〈口〉[表示亲密、戏谑等]
Old Joe! 老乔!
12. 〈口〉该死的，混账的
You old silly! 你这个老傻瓜!
old Hitler 希特勒那混蛋
That old ulcer'll get you yet. 那该死的溃疡还会找上你呢!
13. 〈口〉[用在名词前，加强语气]
have a good old time 过得极其愉快
14. 暗褐色的；带灰色的
old mauve 暗紫红色
15. [O-](语言等)古的
Old Italian 古意大利语
16. 【地】(地形等)老年的
II n.
1. 古时，旧时(尤指用于 of old 习语中)
2. [用以构成复合词]…岁的人(或动物)
a three-year-old 3岁的孩子(或小狗、小马等)
a class of ten-year-olds 一个10岁学生的班级
3. [the old] 旧事物
4. [the old] 老人们
the particular needs of the old and infirm 年老体弱者的特殊需要
[< OE eald; 与 OS ald, OHG alt, L altus high, deep 有关] phr. any old 任选其一 Any old car will do. 哪辆车都行。 any old how 无序地，混乱地 They have dropped things any old how. 他们把东西随便乱扔。 as of old 一如从前，照旧 (as) old as the hills 见 hill
from of old 自古以来；很久以来
of old 1. 古时的；从前的
ships of old 古代的海船
in days of old 在古时
2. 从前，很久以前
We have heard it of old. 我们很久以前就听说了。
old and young (或 young and old) 老老少少
older than God (或 baseball) 〈口〉老掉牙的 |