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adj.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：OLD  Old  

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1. ADJ-GRADED 年老的；年纪大的；不年轻的 Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young. 

  • ...a white-haired old man...

    白发老人

  • He was considered too old for the job.

    他被认为年纪太大,不适合做这份工作。

  • The old are people who are old.（总称）老年人

    • ...providing a caring response for the needs of the old and the handicapped.

      对老年人和残疾人的需求予以关心照顾

2. ADJ （人）…岁的；（事物）存在…久的 You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed. 

  • He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old...

    他3个月大的时候被父亲遗弃了。

  • The paintings in the chapel were perhaps a thousand years old...

    小教堂里的这些画可能有1,000年的历史了。

  • How old are you now?...

    你现在多大了？

3. ADJ-GRADED 古老的；长久的；历史悠久的 Something that is old has existed for a long time. 

  • She loved the big old house...

    她喜欢这幢古老的大房子。

  • These books must be very old.

    这些书肯定有好些年头了。

  • ...an old Arab proverb.

    一句古老的阿拉伯谚语

4. ADJ-GRADED 陈旧的；破旧的 Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot. 

  • He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.

    他从破旧的灯芯绒裤子口袋里掏出一串钥匙。

  • ...an old toothbrush.

    一把旧牙刷

5. ADJ 旧时的；过去的；从前的；过时的 You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. 

  • The old road had disappeared under grass and heather...

    从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。

  • Although the old secret police have been abolished, the military police still exist...

    虽然旧时的秘密警察业已废除，但宪兵队依然存在。

  • In the old Liberal party the peace movement was a powerful voice.

    和平运动在过去的自由党内呼声很强。

6. ADJ 原来（属于自己）的；原先（生活中）的 You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life. 

  • I'll make up the bed in your old room...

    我会把你原来房间的床铺整理好。

  • I still have affection for my old school...

    我依然眷恋着母校。

  • Mark was heartbroken when Jane returned to her old boyfriend.

    简同前男友旧情复燃，这使马克心都碎了。

7. ADJ-GRADED （朋友）相识已久的；（敌人）结有宿怨的；（对手）长期竞争的 An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time. 

  • I called my old friend John Horner...

    我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了电话。

  • Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine...

    布朗森先生，我向你保证金是我的老冤家。

  • The French and English are old rivals.

    法国人跟英国人是老对头。

8. ADJ （表示亲昵）老… You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know. 

  • Are you all right, old chap?...

    你还好吗，老家伙？

  • Good old Bergen would do him the favor.

    好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。

9. PHRASE 随便哪个/不是随便哪个 You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is. 

  • Any old paper will do...

    随便一张旧报纸就行。

  • The portraits and sumptuous ornaments, and the gold clock, show that this is not just any old front room.

    墙上挂的画像、奢华的装饰和那座金钟都表明这可不是一间普普通通的客厅。

10. PHRASE 以前；从前 In the old days means in the past, before things changed. 

  • In the old days we got a visit from the vet maybe once a year.

    以前，兽医大概每年来我们这里出诊一次。

11. PHRASE 往昔的好日子；过去的好时光 When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now. 

  • He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.

    他还记得村里人互相熟识、可以夜不闭户的美好往昔。

12. PHRASE 昔日的；往日的；古时的 If you talk about people or things of old, you are referring to people or things that existed long ago but which no longer exist, or no longer exist in the same form. 

  • ...the warrior knights of old.

    旧时骁勇善战的骑士

  • ...a programme of work to recreate the Sherwood Forest of old.

    重现古时舍伍德森林的工程

13.   you can't teach an old dog new tricks→see: dog;  good old→see: good;  of the old school→see: school;  to settle an old score→see: score;  up to one's old tricks→see: trick; 
Noun

1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

Adjective

1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';

  • "an old man's eagle mind"--William Butler Yeats
  • "his mother is very old"
  • "a ripe old age"
  • "how old are you?"

2. of long duration; not new;

  • "old tradition"
  • "old house"
  • "old wine"
  • "old country"
  • "old friendships"
  • "old money"
  • antonym： new

3. of an earlier time;

  • "his old classmates"

4. (used for emphasis) very familiar;

  • "good old boy"
  • "same old story"

5. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;

  • "moth-eaten theories about race"

6. just preceding something else in time or order;

  • "the previous owner"
  • "my old house was larger"

7. old in experience;

  • "an old offender"
  • "the older soldiers"

8. used informally especially for emphasis;

  • "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"
  • "had us a high old time"
  • "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"

法律

  • 1.年老
1. At the meeting, each old worker told what he or she had suffered in the dark old days.
每个老工人都在会上述说了他在旧社会的悲惨身世。

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2. His image is redolent of the smell of old leather,old money and class.
他的形象使人联想起旧皮革的气味、旧钞票和等级。

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3. No one is so old but he may learn.[No one is so old that he may not learn.
]活到老，学到老。

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4. The fall of masonry crushed the old man in the old house.
炉墙倒坍将那老人压倒在旧房屋里。

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5. The old librarian illuminated some old books and manuscripts.
这个老图书馆员把一些古书和旧抄稿加上各种装饰。

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6. The old man spent his old age in contentment.
那位老人晚年过得很称心。

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7. The relationship between the old Duke and the young woman was put down to the salacity which is frequently found in rich old men. People imagined all manner of things, except the truth.
大家把老公爵和玛格丽特的亲密关系归之于老年人贪淫好色，这是有钱的老头儿常犯的毛病，人们对他们的关系有各种各样的猜测，就是未猜到真情。

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8. "I pledge before God I didn't do it," said the old man.
这老头说：“我向老天爷发誓， 这不是我干的。”

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9. "They ought to be birched, " growled the old man.
老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打。”

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10. "You've quite made my day by coming to see me, "said the old lady.
“你来看我，使我感到快活。”老太太说。

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11. A TV can be a real blessing for old people.
有电视看对于老年人来说是难得的好事。

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12. A barrel-organ was wheezing out an old tune.
一架手摇风琴正在呼哧呼哧地奏着一首古老的曲子。

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13. A couple of good old country boys are having a wild and woolly time.
几个乡下来的青年狂欢作乐一番。

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14. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench.
一个衰弱的老人坐在公园的长凳上。

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15. A little old woman with a wrinkled face as brown as a berry told us our fortunes for ten pence.
一位满脸皱纹皮肤黝黑的小个儿老妇人向我们索取十便士，替我们算命。

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16. A man has been remanded in custody charged with the murder of an eight-year-old girl.
一名男子被指控谋杀了一名 8岁的女孩，现已还押候审。

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17. A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.
一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

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18. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs.
片刻之前，我妹妹帮我把我的一个旧书柜抬上了楼。

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19. A six-year-old child with such an amazing attainment! It is indeed something rare and deserving praise.
一个6岁的男孩有这样惊人的造诣，真是难能可贵！

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20. A subscription was got up by the Old Boys to provide the school with a new pavilion.
捐款是校友会筹集起来给学校修建音乐厅的。

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