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old FROM THE PASTHEJld, $oJldadj [before n]-er, -est from a period in the past; FORMER 旧时的, 以前的I saw my old English teacher last time I went home.上一次回家时我看到了以前的英语老师。He's bought me a smart new camera to replace my old one.他给我买了一架新潮的相机来替换那个旧的。That dreadful grey building is/was my old school.那幢难看的灰色的大楼是我的母校。You don't mind me keeping letters from my old boyfriend, do you?你不介意我保留以前男友的信件，是吗?In my old job I wasn't paid for days that I had to take off sick.在我以前的工作中，请病假的日子是不给钱的。A language which is described as Old comes from an early stage in its development.古代的Old French古法语Old English古英语(Br and Aus) An old boy/girl of a particular school is a man/woman who went to school there as a child.男/女校友She is one of the school's most famous old girls.她是这个学校很著名的校友之一。We're having an old-boy reunion next Saturday.星期六我们校友将重聚一次。(Br and Aus) The old-boy network is the system by which men who went to the same school, esp. an expensive school, use their influence to help each other, esp. in their work, all through their adult lives.（上同一英国公学的）老同学互助关系网He only got that job because he's part of the old-boy network.他得到了那个工作，仅仅因为他是老同学互助关系网中的一份子。(Am) An old-boy network is also a group of men who have known each other for a long time and who are important and have influence, esp. in politics and business.（美政界、商界）有影响的熟人网The old country is the country that a person or a person's family originally came from.故国I think I'll stay in Australia for the rest of my life -- I've no plans to go back to the old country.我想我会在澳大利亚度过我的余生----我不打算回到故国去。(esp. disapproving) Something that is old-fashioned is not modern, and belongs to or is typical of a time in the past.老式的, 过时的old-fashioned clothes/ideas/words过时的服装/旧思想/过时的语言(esp. disapproving) If a person is old-fashioned they behave or think in a way that is not modern and is more typical of a time in the past.老派的, 守旧的She's a bit old-fashioned in her outlook.她的观点有一点守旧。An old flame is a person that you loved or had a sexual relationship with in the past.旧情人The old guard of an organization or society are those people who oppose change and whose beliefs and ideas belong to a period in the past.保守派Radical reform was, of course, opposed by the old guard.完全彻底的变革理所当然地遭到了保守派的反对。Old money is a type of money that is no longer used.作废的钱The equivalent of twenty-five pence in old money is five shillings.25便士在旧币制中相当于5先令。 [OLD 中的old money]If someone is described as of the old school, their ideas are traditional and old-fashioned.老派, 守旧派The old school tie is used to refer to the system by which people, esp. men, who went to the same public school (= expensive school) use their influence to help each other, esp. in their work, through all their adult lives.（上同一英国公学的）校友间的忠诚互助The Old Testament is one of the two main parts of the Christian Bible. It records the history of the Jewish people before the birth of Christ.（基督教）《圣经·旧约》 ☆ NEW 中的New Testament(esp. Am) Old-time things are things from a long time ago.旧式的old-time dancing旧式舞蹈The church organ is similar to the ones used in old-time movie theaters.这个教堂的风琴和老式电影院中的很相似。The bar only opened recently but it has a real old-time atmosphere.这家酒吧最近才开张，但是它有真正的旧时氛围。If you do something for old times' sake, you do it in order to remember a happy time that you had in the past.为了怀念欢乐的过去We should all meet up again -- just for old times'sake.我们应该重聚一次----就为了怀念欢乐的过去。(approving) Old-world means belonging to or typical of a period in the past.旧时的Much of the town centre retains its old-world charm, with buildings dating from Shakespeare's day.这个城镇中心的许多地方都保有古朴的魅力，它的建筑可以追溯到莎士比亚时代。He greeted us with old-world courtesy.他以传统的礼貌向我们问候。☆ OLDE WORLDEThe Old World is Asia, Africa and Europe.旧世界（亚洲、非洲、欧洲）
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