hoary
/ˈhɔːrɪ/adjective
hoarier, hoariest
1
- greyish-white灰白的：
hoary cobwebs.
灰白色蜘蛛网。
1.1
- (of a person) having grey or white hair; aged头发花白的; 上了年纪的：
young lasses imprisoned by hoary old husbands.
被上了年纪头发花白的丈夫禁锢的年轻妇女。
1.2
- attrib. used in names of animals and plants covered with whitish fur or short hairs, e.g. hoary bat, hoary cress.灰白的［用于带白色裘皮或短毛动植物名称］。
2
- old and trite陈腐的：
the hoary old adage often used by Fleet Street editors.
经常被英国报纸编辑使用的陈腐老套的格言。
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