old adj. (-er; -est; 表示兄弟姊妹關(guān)系時(shí)用 elder; eldest)。 1.老,上了年紀(jì)的,年老的 (opp. young); 衰老的,老邁的;老成的;老練的;熟練的。 2.…歲的;…久的。 3.古時(shí)的,古代的 (opp. modern); 古老的,積年的,陳年的,多年來(lái)的,舊交的;熟悉的。 4.(opp. new) 過(guò)去的,過(guò)時(shí)的;舊的;破舊的;用舊了的;舊式的,陳腐的。 5.〔口語(yǔ)〕親愛(ài)的,親密的。 6.〔口語(yǔ)〕極好的〔通常用以加強(qiáng)其他形容詞語(yǔ)氣〕。 grow [get] old 老起來(lái),上年紀(jì)。 How old is he 他多大歲數(shù)? He is eighteen years old. 他十八歲。 old in diplomacy 擅長(zhǎng)外交。 an old bachelor 老獨(dú)身漢。 old gaolbird 老囚犯;慣犯。 an old offender 慣犯。 an old friend 老朋友。 an old Oxonian 牛津大學(xué)的老校友。 old fashions 舊式。 old iron 廢鐵。 old jokes 陳腐的俏皮話。 old wine 陳年老酒。 the old country [home] 故鄉(xiāng)。 the old thing (老)家伙。 I had a fine old time.〔口語(yǔ)〕過(guò)得非常愉快。 an old head on young shoulders 少年老成。 any old thing 〔俚語(yǔ)〕隨便什么(東西)。 for an old song 非常便宜地。 for old sake's sake 因老交情。 in old time 在從前。 never too old to learn 活到老學(xué)到老;學(xué)無(wú)止境。 of old standing 多年的,由來(lái)已久的。 as old as the hill 很老。 old familiar faces 老相識(shí)(的人們)。 O- Lady of Threadneedle Street 〔英國(guó)〕 Bank of England 的別名。 old man of the sea 死纏著不走的人。 old ten in the hundred 高利貸。 the good old times (老人們所懷念的)過(guò)去。 the old gentleman =the old one 〔口語(yǔ)〕老頭兒,父親。 the old year 去年,就要過(guò)去的一年。 n. 1.古時(shí),往時(shí)。 2.…歲的人[動(dòng)物]。 3.[集合詞]老年的人們;〔the old〕古物;令人懷念的往事[風(fēng)俗(等)]。 the men of old 古代的人們。 four-year-olds 四歲的馬。 as of old 仍舊,照舊。 from of old 自昔,早就。 in days of old 從前,以前。 of old 從前的,往時(shí)的;從前是,(老早)以前是;自古,從老早以前。 old and young=y(tǒng)oung and old 無(wú)論老少。
Every year we have a gathering of old boys . 我們年年舉行校友聯(lián)歡會(huì)。
He didn't let the older boys buffalo him . 他沒(méi)有讓大孩子們嚇住。
That old boy is going to explode soon . 老家伙馬上就要?dú)庹恕?i class="labawb" onClick="playMp3('sound_c_3')">
In the street, older boys were pushing handcarts . 街上大點(diǎn)兒的孩子在推手推車。
He is very much under the influence of the older boys . 那些比他大的男孩對(duì)他影響很大。
He was bashed up in the playground by some older boys . 他在操場(chǎng)上被幾個(gè)年齡較大的男孩子打了。
Having grown taller and older, i now associated with older boys . 我現(xiàn)在長(zhǎng)高了,也長(zhǎng)大了,和大孩子們?cè)谝黄鹆恕?i class="labawb" onClick="playMp3('sound_c_7')">
That old boy was "some" explosive; he must have smashed up a lot of convention in his days . 這位老兄簡(jiǎn)直是個(gè)炸彈,在世時(shí)一定打破了不少舊習(xí)氣。
The three - year - old boy can count up to a hundred 那個(gè)3歲的男孩能一直數(shù)到100 。
The terms Old Boys and Old Girls are the usual expressions in use in the United Kingdom for former pupils or alumni of primary and secondary schools.Oxford English Dictionary While these are traditionally associated with independent schools, they are also used for some schools in the state sector.