old
老的;古老的;以前的;(用于指称被替代的东西)原来的
古时;
双语释义
- 老的,年老的 having lived a long time; advanced in age; no longer young
- 古老的,古代的,陈旧的 belonging to past times; not recent or modern
- …年龄的 of a particular age
- [A]早已认识的,熟悉的 known for a long time; familiar
- [A]以前的,从前的 former; previous
- [A]有经验的,老练的 having much experience or practice
英英释义
old[ əuld ]
- n.past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
- adj.
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
"an old man's eagle mind"; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"
- of long duration; not new
"old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
- (used for emphasis) very familiar
"good old boy"; "same old story"
- just preceding something else in time or order
"my old house was larger"
同义词:previous(a)
- of a very early stage in development
- old in experience
"an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
同义词:older
- belonging to some prior time
同义词:erstwhile(a)former(a)onetime(a)quondam(a)sometime(a)
- (used informally especially for emphasis)
"had us a high old time"
同义词:honest-to-godhonest-to-goodnesssure-enough(a)
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
词汇搭配
- old lady老太婆
- old maid老处女
- old man老人
- old school母校
- old students从前的学生
- old wine陈酒
词组短语
of old古时的;从前
years old…岁(年龄)
old man情人;丈夫;老头子;父亲
old age老年;晚年
young and old老老少少
old people老年人;老人
old lady n. 老妇人;[口]母亲
old friend老朋友;故人
how old几岁
old city旧城;古城
old and young老老少少
old world旧世界;东半球东半球(指欧、亚、非三洲)
grow old变老
old days过去;昔日;旧社会
from of old自古以来
old enough年龄足够大
old ones 老笑话,听熟了的笑话;旧日支配者(old one的复数形式)
old town旧城区,老城区;旧城
old testament基督教的《旧约全书》
as old as一样古老
同近义词辨析
这组词都有“古代的,古老的”的意思,其区别是:
old指长期以来一直存在着的事物,与times连用指古代,与days连用时指从前或旧社会。
ancient指很久以前发生或存在的事物。用于描述历史时,指远古时代。
antique指已经很古老或颇有古风的事物,一般都具有较高价值。
双语例句
- The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.
老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。 - He invited me to his home to talk over old times.
他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。 - The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.
小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。 - Public opinion was against the old feudal system.
公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。 - How old are you?
你多大了? - His five-year old son stuck to him like a leech.
他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。