查词 - old

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NOT NEW

不新的

something that is old has existed or been used for a long time 旧的，陈旧的，年代久远的;

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，已经开始出现问题了。

That story’s as old as the hills (=extremely old) .

那个故事老掉牙了。

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NOT YOUNG

不年轻的

a. someone who is old has lived for a very long time b. people who are old 老年人 plural 复数

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 — 我一定是年纪大了。

the care of the old and sick

对老人和病人的照料

3

AGE

年龄

used to talk about how long a person or thing has lived or existed （多少）岁

5/10/50 etc years old

I can’t believe you’re nearly forty years old!

我无法相信你快到 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?

你年纪比萨莉大吗？

You’re old enough to get your own breakfast now.

你现在够大了，可以自己吃早餐了。

I’m not coming skating. I’m too old for that now.

我不来滑雪了。如今我年纪大了，玩不了那玩意儿了。

5-year-old/10-year-old etc sb/sth

a six-week-old baby

6 周大的婴儿

a five-hundred-year old sword

一把 500 年历史的剑

sb is old enough to know better

sb is old enough to be his/her/your mother/father

4

THAT YOU USED TO HAVE

以前拥有过的

your old house, job, girlfriend etc is one that you used to have 从前的，以前的，昔日的; only before noun 仅用于名词前

I met up with one of my old girlfriends at the weekend.

周末我和一位前女友聚了聚。

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过去的那幢房子里。

My old boss was awful!

我以前的老板太差劲了！

old flame

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FAMILIAR

熟悉的

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 only before noun 仅用于名词前

It’s good to get back into the old routine.

还是恢复老一套的例行做法为好。

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!

每次他都用同一个老掉牙的借口！

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VERY WELL KNOWN

很熟悉的

an old friend, enemy etc is someone you have known for a long time 相互很了解的，非常熟悉的 only before noun 仅用于名词前

Bob’s an old friend of mine.

鲍勃是我的老朋友了。

an old colleague

老同事

They’re old rivals.

他们是老对手了。

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the old days

times 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.

过去，人们都用抽水泵来打水。

8

the good old days/the bad old days

an 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

to 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.

很高兴看到你几乎和以前一样了。

10

any old thing/place/time etc

10. used to say that it does not matter which thing, place etc you choose [口] 随便哪个东西/地方/时间等都行 spoken

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

11. in an untidy or careless way [口] 凌乱地; 随便地 spoken

The papers had been dumped on my desk any old how.

报纸乱七八糟地堆放在我的书桌上。

12

good/poor/silly old etc sb

12. used to talk about someone you like [口] 可爱的/可怜的/傻的等家伙〔说到自己喜欢的人时用〕 spoken

Good old Keith!

可爱的老基思！

You poor old thing!

你这可怜的家伙！

13

a good old sth a right old sth

13. also 又作 used to talk about something you enjoy 〔用于谈论喜欢的事〕 BrE spoken

We had a good old talk.

我们畅快地聊了一阵子。

14

old devil/rascal etc

14. used to talk about someone you like and admire [口] 淘气鬼，调皮鬼 spoken

You old devil! You were planning this all along!

你这个捣蛋鬼！这事你一直在捣鬼啊！

15

old fool/bastard/bat etc

15. used to talk very rudely about someone you do not like [口，不礼貌] 老糊涂/老混蛋/老太婆等〔粗鲁地谈论不喜欢之人〕 spoken not polite

the stupid old cow

这愚蠢的老泼妇

16

the old guard

16. a 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.

他绝对劝服不了这老顽固。

17

be an old hand (at sth)

17. to 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

18. to 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〕看起来饱经风霜，显得老成

19

for old times’ sake

19. if 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

20. the country that you were born in, but that you no longer live in, used especially to mean Europe [尤美] 〔移民等的〕祖国，故国〔尤指欧洲国家〕 especially AmE

21

an old head on young shoulders

21. a young person who seems to think and behave like an older person [英] 少年老成 BrE

22

pay/settle an old score

22. to 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

23. old-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

24. a 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

25. from a long time ago in the past [文] 往日的，从前的 literary

the knights of old

昔日的骑士

26

Old English/Old Icelandic etc

26. an early form of English, Icelandic etc 古英语/古冰岛语等

27 PEOPLE 人 AmE BrE AmE

elderly

middle-aged

senior citizen/senior

senile

ancient/geriatric

geriatric

28 THINGS/PLACES 事物/地方

ancient

prehistoric

antique