| 释义 |
*old /old; əʊld/
adj
1 an old person or thing has lived or existed for a long time 年老的; 年代久远的; 古老的:
an old man 老人
one of the oldest universities in the world 世界上最古老的大学之一
2 old clothes, books etc have been used a lot before 用旧了的，陈旧的:
I give her all my old clothes. 我把所有的旧衣服都给了她。
3 used to talk about the age of someone or something …岁的:
Our dog is three years old. 我们的狗三岁。
my ten-year-old daughter 我十岁的女儿
How old is Kenny? 肯尼几岁了？
4 your old house/job/teacher etc the house, job etc that you had before, but do not have now 你从前的房子/工作/老师等:
I saw your old girlfriend last night. 昨晚我看见你从前的女友了。
5 good old/poor old etc spoken used to show that you like someone, feel sorry for them etc 【口】 〔用于表示你喜欢或同情某人〕:
"Keith drove me home." "Good old Keith!" “基思载我回家的。”“基思真够老友！”
6 the same old ... used to say that something has been repeated many times and is no longer interesting, useful etc 老掉牙的，老一套的〔用于表示某事已重复多次，不再有趣或有用等〕:
They always ask the same old questions. 他们总是问老掉牙的问题。
7 an old friend/enemy etc a friend, enemy etc that you have known for a long time 老朋友/夙敌等
8 the old old people 老人，长者
9 old boy/old girl BrE 【英】
a) someone who used to attend a particular school 男/女校友:
an old girls' reunion 女校友的聚会
b) old-fashioned spoken used to address someone in a friendly way 【过时，口】老兄/老姐妹〔一种友好的称呼〕:
What's the matter, old girl? 怎么了，老姐妹？
c) informal an old man or woman 【非正式】 老头儿/老太太:
I was talking to the old boy next door this morning. 今早我跟隔壁的老头儿聊天。
10 old hat old-fashioned and boring 过时的，老套的，旧式的
→ compare 比较 ANCIENT, ELDERLY
USAGE NOTE 用法说明: old and 和 elderly
Be careful about using old to talk about people. It is more polite to use the word elderly. 用 old 形容人年老的时候要小心，更有礼貌的单词是 elderly:
Elderly people often worry about crime. 老人常常担心犯罪问题。 |