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| 单词 | old |
| 释义 | old UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective EXISTED MANY YEARS 存在多年的 ESSENTIAL ■having lived or existed for many years 老的；年老的；古老的 •an old man老人 •We're all getting •I was shocked by how old he looked.他看上去那么老，令我很震惊。 •Now come on, you're old enough •I'm too old to •a beautiful old farm house in the country乡下一间漂亮的古老农舍 •a battered old car残破的旧汽车 •That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times.那是个老掉牙的笑话——我听过不知多少次了。 •I think this cheese is a bit old judging by the smell of it.从气味上判断，我觉得这块起司放有点久了。 too old/a bit old disapproving ■unsuitable because intended for older people 太陈旧的／有点陈旧的 •Don't you think that book is a bit old for you?你不觉得这本书对你来说太旧了点吗？ Common Learner Errors old or elderly?Elderly is sometimes used instead of old when describing a person as it is considered more polite.an elderly gentlemanUK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective OF AGE 关于年龄 ESSENTIAL ■used to describe or ask about someone's age …岁的 •How •Rosie's six years old now.罗茜现在6岁了。 •It's not very dignified behaviour for a 54-year-old man.对于一个54岁的人来说，这种行为太有失体面了。 •He's a couple of years older than me.他比我大几岁。 Common Learner Errors oldYou can give someone's age using old in two different ways. You can write the age as three separate words when you name the person first.My daughter is three years old.However, when you use old before naming the person then you should write the age as one word (eg three-year-old) with hyphens. Note that the word year does not become years when you use old like this.I've got a three-year-old daughter.UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective FROM THE PAST 过去的 ESSENTIAL [before noun] ■from a period in the past; former 过去的；旧时的，从前的，以前的 •I saw my old English teacher last time I went home.上次我回家时见到了我从前的英语老师。 •He's bought me a smart new camera to replace my old one.他给我买了一架时髦的新相机取代了那个旧的。 •She showed me her old school.她领我参观了她的母校。 •I saw an old boyfriend of mine.我看见了我的一个前男友。 •In my old job I wasn't given sick-pay.我以前的那份工作，病假是不给工资的。 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective LANGUAGE 语言 Old English/French, etc. ■describes a language when it was in an early stage in its development 古英语／法语等 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective VERY FAMILIAR 非常熟悉的 ESSENTIAL [before noun] ■(especially of a friend) known for a long time （尤指朋友）老的，结识久的 •She's one of my oldest friends - we met at school.她是我的老朋友之一——我们上学时就认识。 [before noun] informal ■used before someone's name when you are referring to or talking to them, to show that you know them well and like them （用于人名前表示亲密、熟悉的称呼）老… •There's old Sara working away in the corner.老莎拉在一角埋头苦干。 •I hear poor UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective be (as) old as the hills ■to be very old 很古老 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective for old times ' sake ■If you do something for old times' sake, you do it in order to remember a happy time that you had in the past 看在旧日的情分上；念及老交情 •We should all meet up again - just for old times' sake.我们大家应该重聚一次——就为了重温美好的旧日时光。 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective of old literary ■in or from the past 在过去；从前 •in days mainly UK for a very long time 很长时间•I know him of old.我认识他很久了。 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective of the old school ■traditional and old-fashioned 老派的；守旧的 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective the oldest profession in the world humorous ■prostitution (= the job of having sex for money) 卖淫 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] adjective the oldest trick in the book ■a way of tricking someone which is still effective although it has been used a lot before 一种老套但仍然有效的骗人把戏 •It was the oldest trick in the book - one man distracted me while another stole my wallet.又是这套老把戏：一人分散我的注意力，另一人趁机把我的钱包偷走。 UK [əʊld] US [oʊld] plural noun the old ADVANCED ■old people considered together as a group 老年人；长者 •These cuts in services will particularly affect the old.许多服务项目被取消，这样做对老年人的影响尤其大。 |
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