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单词 auld lang syne
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Definition of auld lang syne in English:

auld lang syne

noun ˌɔːld laŋ ˈsʌɪnôld laNG ˈzīn
mass noun
  • Times long past.

    昔日

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?
    • Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by.

Phrases

  • for auld lang syne

    • For old times' sake.

      为了往昔

      how about a bock, for auld lang syne, before we start our argument?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne…
      • But he is taking an uncharacteristic risk for the sake of auld lang syne.

Origin

Late 18th century: Scots (see auld, lang syne). The phrase was popularized as the title and refrain of a song by Robert Burns (1788).

Definition of auld lang syne in US English:

auld lang syne

nounôld laNG ˈzīn
  • Times long past.

    昔日

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Literally translated from Scottish dialect, the words auld lang syne mean old long since, or, in more familiar terms, days gone by.
    • Should auld acquaintance be forgot and days of auld lang syne?

Phrases

  • for auld lang syne

    • For old times' sake.

      为了往昔

      how about a bock, for auld lang syne, before we start our argument?
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But he is taking an uncharacteristic risk for the sake of auld lang syne.
      • For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for auld lang syne…

Origin

Late 18th century: Scots (see auld, lang syne). The phrase was popularized as the title and refrain of a song by Robert Burns (1788).

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