| 单词 | old |
| 释义 | old /əʊld $ oʊld/ ●●● S1 W1 adjective (comparative older, superlative oldest) 1 not new 不新的OLD/NOT NEW something that is old has existed or been used for a long time 旧的，陈旧的，年代久远的 OPP new a pair of old shoes 一双旧鞋 Some of the houses around here are very old. 这里有些房子年代已经很久远了。 one of our oldest traditions 我们最古老的传统之一 The car’s getting old now, and things are starting to go wrong with it. 这辆汽车现在越来越旧，已经开始出毛病了。 That story’s as old as the hills (=extremely old). 那个故事非常古老。2 not young 不年轻的OLD/NOT YOUNG a) someone who is old has lived for a very long time 年老的，年迈的 OPP young an old man 一位老人 a home for old people 养老院get/grow old I can’t run around like I used to – I must be getting old. 我不能像以前那样东奔西跑了——我一定是老了。 b) the old [plural] people who are old 老年人 the care of the old and sick 对老人和病人的照料3 age 年龄AGE used to talk about how long a person or thing has lived or existed (多少)岁five/ten/fifty etc years old I can’t believe you’re nearly forty years old! 我无法相信你都快40岁了！ a house that’s 300 years old 有300年历史的房子 How old are you? 你多大年纪？ Are you older than Sally? 你比萨莉大吗？ You’re old enough to get your own breakfast now. 你现在已经长大，可以自己弄早餐了。 I’m not coming skating. I’m too old for that now. 我不去玩溜冰，我现在太老玩不动了。five-year-old/ten-year-old etc somebody/something a six-week-old baby 六周大的婴儿 a 500-year-old sword 一把有500年历史的剑somebody is old enough to know better (=used to say that you think someone should behave more sensibly) 某人已长大，应该明白事理somebody is old enough to be his/her/your mother/father (=used to say that someone is too old to be having a sexual relationship with someone else) 某人的年纪够当他的/她的/你的母亲/父亲了〔用于表示某人年龄过大，不适合成为性伴侣〕4 BEFOREthat you used to have 以前拥有过的 [only before noun] your old house, job, girlfriend etc is one that you used to have 原先的，原来的，从前的 SYN former I met up with one of my old girlfriends at the weekend. 周末我和一位昔日的女友聚了聚。 My old car was always breaking down. 我以前的那辆车老是抛锚。 That happened when we were still in the old house. 那件事发生时我们还住在老房子里。 My old boss was awful! 我原来的老板太差劲了！old flame (=someone with whom you used to have a romantic relationship) 旧情人，老相好► see thesaurus at last5 familiar 熟悉的 [only before noun]USED TO/ACCUSTOMED TO old things are things that are familiar to you because you have seen them or experienced them many times before 老一套的，熟悉的 It’s good to get back into the old routine. 真好，生活又恢复了原样。 I enjoyed seeing all the old familiar faces. 我喜欢看到所有那些熟悉的老面孔。 He comes out with the same old excuses every time! 他每次都找那些老掉牙的借口！ → it’s the same old story at story(9)6 very well known 相识已久的 [only before noun]LONG TIME an old friend, enemy etc is someone you have known for a long time 相识很久的，旧交的 Bob’s an old friend of mine. 鲍勃是我的一位老朋友。 an old colleague 老同事 They’re old rivals. 他们是老对手了。7 the old days PASTtimes in the past 旧日的时光，以前in the old days In the old days people used to fetch water from the pump. 从前，人们用抽水泵打水。8 the good old days/the bad old days PASTan earlier time in your life, or in history, when things seemed better or worse than now 过去的好日子/坏日子 We like to chat about the good old days. 我们喜欢聊聊过去的好时光。9 be/feel/look like your old self BETTER/RECOVEREDto feel or look better again after you have been ill or very unhappy 感觉/看上去恢复了原来的样子 It’s good to see you looking more like your old self again. 很高兴看到你又和以前一样了。10 any old thing/place/time etc spokenUNIMPORTANT used to say that it does not matter which thing, place etc you choose 随便哪个东西/地方/时间等都行 Oh, just wear any old thing. 噢，就随便穿一件吧。 Phone any old time – I’m always here. 随便什么时候打电话来都行，我一直在这里。11 any old how/way spokenUNTIDYCARELESS in an untidy or careless way 凌乱地；随便地 The papers had been dumped on my desk any old how. 报纸乱七八糟地堆在我的书桌上。12 good/poor/silly old etc somebody spokenKNOW somebody used to talk about someone you like 可爱的/可怜的/傻乎乎的等某人〔说到自己喜欢的人时用〕 Good old Keith! 可爱的老基思！ You poor old thing! 你这可怜的家伙！13 a good old something (also a right old something British English) spokenENJOY/LIKE DOING something used to talk about something you enjoy 用于谈论喜欢的事 We had a good old talk. 我们畅快地聊了一阵子。14 old devil/rascal etc spoken used to talk about someone you like and admire 淘气鬼，调皮鬼 You old devil! You were planning this all along! 你这个捣蛋鬼！你一直在计划这事啊！15 old fool/bastard/bat etc spoken not politeDON'T LIKE used to talk very rudely about someone you do not like 老糊涂/老混蛋/老太婆等〔用于粗鲁地谈论不喜欢之人〕the stupid old cow 这愚蠢的老泼妇16 the old guard OLD-FASHIONEDa group of people within an organization or club who do not like changes or new ideas 〔机构或俱乐部内的〕守旧派，保守派，保守分子 He’ll never manage to persuade the old guard. 他绝对劝服不了这群老顽固。17 be an old hand (at something) EXPERIENCEDto have a lot of experience of something (在某方面)是老手，经验老到 I’m an old hand at this game. 玩这种把戏我很在行。18. be old before your time OLD/NOT YOUNGto look or behave like someone much older than you, especially because of difficulties in your life 〔尤指因经历过磨难而〕显得成熟，显得老成19. for old times’ sake REMEMBERif you do something for old times’ sake, you do it to remind yourself of a happy time in the past 看在往日的情分上，念及老交情20. the old country especially American EnglishSANCOUNTRY/NATION the country that you were born in, but that you no longer live in, used especially to mean Europe 〔移民等的〕祖国，故国〔尤指欧洲国家〕21. an old head on young shoulders SENSIBLE British English a young person who seems to think and behave like an older person 少年老成22. pay/settle an old score PUNISHto punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past 报旧仇，了结宿怨23 of/from the old school OLD-FASHIONEDold-fashioned and believing in old ideas and customs 老派的，守旧的 a doctor of the old school 老派的医生24. old wives’ tale BELIEVEa belief based on old ideas that are now considered to be untrue 无稽之谈；愚蠢的信仰；迷信25 of old literary from a long time ago in the past 往日的，从前的 the knights of old 昔日的骑士26. Old English/Old Icelandic etc SLLan early form of English, Icelandic etc 古英语/古冰岛语等n GRAMMAR: Order of adjectivesIf there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.You say: There are some nice old houses. ✗Don’t say: There are some old nice houses.You say: She was dressed in old black clothes. ✗Don’t say: She was dressed in black old clothes.n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: used to talk about how long a person or thing has lived or existedphrasesbe 5/10/50 etc years oldMy dad is 45 years old.a five-year-old/fifteen-year-old etc somebody/somethinga three-year-old boyhow old is …?‘How old is your daughter?’ ‘She’s ten.’be too old for somethingHe was too old for military service.be old enough to do somethingYou’re old enough to help with the cooking.somebody is old enough to know better (=used when you think someone should behave more sensibly)He’s old enough to know better, but he went and did it anyway!somebody is old enough to be somebody’s mother/father (=used when you think that someone is much too old to be having a relationship with another person )Why would she want to go out with someone who was old enough to be her father? THESAURUSperson 人old having lived for a long time 旧的；年代久远的 年老的，老迈的an old man 一位老人I’m too old to learn a new language. 我年纪太大，没法学一门新的语言了。elderly a polite word for old 年老的，年迈的〔较old礼貌〕an elderly lady 一位年长女士a home for the elderly (=elderly people) 养老院nIf you are elderly, you may be eligible for financial assistance.aging (also ageing British English) [only before noun] becoming old 变老的an ageing rock star 年华逝去的摇滚歌星the problems of an ageing population 人口老龄化问题aged /ˈeɪdʒəd/ [only before noun] written aged relatives are very old 〔指亲人〕年迈的aged parents 年迈的父母She had to look after her aged aunt. 她得照顾年迈的姑母。elder brother/sister especially British English [only before noun] an older brother or sister. Elder sounds more formal than older 哥哥/姐姐〔elder听起来比older正式〕I have two elder brothers. 我有两个哥哥。ancient [not usually before noun] informal very old – used humorously 极老的〔幽默用法〕I’ll be 30 next year – it sounds really ancient! 明年我就30岁了——听上去好老哦！be getting on (in years) informal to be fairly old 上年纪了He’s 60 now, so he’s getting on a bit. 他现在60岁，有点上年纪了。be over the hill (also be past it British English) informal to be too old to do something 不再年轻Everyone thinks you’re past it when you get to 40. 人人都觉得一过40岁就不年轻了。geriatric [only before noun] relating to medical care and treatment for old people 老年医学的，老年病学的a geriatric hospital 老年医院geriatric patients 老年病人thing 物old 旧的；年代久远的an old car 一辆旧车an old Chinese saying 中国的一句老话ancient very old – used about things that existed thousands of years ago, or things that look very old 古代的；古老的，古旧的ancient civilisations 古文明an ancient Rolls Royce 一辆古旧的劳斯莱斯antique antique furniture, clocks, jewellery etc are old and often valuable 古董的an antique writing desk 一张古董书桌age-old used about traditions, problems, or situations that have existed for a very long time 〔传统、问题或情形〕古老的，存在已久的the age-old tradition of morris dancing 莫里斯舞蹈的悠久传统the age-old prejudice against women in positions of power 对担任要职的女性由来已久的偏见n the age-old problem of nationalismnage-old hatreds between religious groupsExamples from the Corpusold• She wanted to have a baby before she was too old.• We also converted naptime into reading time once the children were older.• a six-week-old baby• For the first time in my life, I feel old.• Sue was wearing jeans and an old blue jacket.• It's one of the oldest buildings in San Francisco.• a beat-up old car• The two older children had no legal advice.• I was the youngest one in the family, so I had to wear my sisters' old clothes.• She shouldn't marry him - he's much too old for her.• This was when the need to live together came not from the older generation, but from the child's own family.• I saw Phil with one of my old girlfriends.• Sikes got out of jail in 1983, and was soon back to his old habits.• The Luna Baglioni is one of the oldest hotels in Venice.• How old is your cat?• Do you have any old magazines the kids can cut up?• An old man was in the park feeding the pigeons.• The Biblical story does more than turn the older myth on its head.• a lovely old oak tree• The new stadium is much bigger than the old one.• An older pair tending their spawn.• My parents are giving us their old sofa.• I have two brothers, both older than me.• Joan was nineteen years old when she died.• an old woman• His fewer statements lack that old zing.as old as the hills• Mortgage scams were as old as the hills.• Slim looked old to me, as old as the hills.too old for• There would have been nothing unusual about this except that she was almost three, much too old for a crib.• These boys are also too old for day camp and too young for jobs.• He'd thought her a little too old for his own purposes, but always assumed she was there for the taking.• Besides, she's too old for it at forty-five.• This was becoming Stress City and I was too old for it.• She was a bit too old for licking bowls, wasn't she?• Muhammad was too old for the draft.• But he worries that at 72, Dole might be too old for the job.old flame• In a box in the closet, I found love letters from one of his old flames.• A spot of work here and there, liberally interspersed with rendezvous with an old flame?• Hey, d' you hear about the fire-eater who couldn't go anywhere without meeting an old flame?• I met up with an old flame, and we sat and chatted for a while.• Mealticket Song Me and my old flame came wining-and-dining At this restaurant.• After 17 years of marriage, he left his wife for an old flame he ran into at a high school reunion.• It certainly relit an old flame of interest within me, and sent me off in two different directions at once.• Well he happens to be an old flame of Mummy's.• And his self-despite was so strong that he knew reviving an old flame or chasing some young actress would only aggravate it.the same old• Very comfortable, but the same old books on Manet, and of course, pictures of Olympia.• It's the same old questions when you walk in there.• All I have to wear are the same old rags I've had for years.• What have I got to say to a man whose idea of manhood is the same old sexist patriarchy?• Network TV has nothing but the same old shows.• For the most part, it's the same old song.• Some of the same old spectres are still present-such as the problem of prepared resources.• It was the same old story-profit over people.• You know... the same old thing.old friend• Lotte's one of my oldest friends.• By 11am 1,000 people were milling around Parliament Square, keeping off the grass, and greeting old friends.• He was dying and implored you to agree to the match because he and Horatia's father were such old friends.• She loved to meet new people and chat with old friends.• I saw a few old friends at the reunion.• They spoke to my old friend Henry Clerval, and he was very happy to travel with me.• One of my oldest friends in Boston is a woman whom, for now, I will call Ellen.• Today the manager of personnel makes a point of sitting next to his old friend on the daily commuter train.• By 1917, the two old friends were no longer on speaking terms.• But it wasn't just the hope of seeing old friends which had drawn me back.Origin old Old English ealdold adjective →10-19 →20-26 →n GRAMMAR1 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1LDOCE OnlineChinese has or that Corpus is old something existed |
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