old adj. (-er; -est; 表示兄弟姊妹關(guān)系時用 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.古時的,古代的 (opp. modern); 古老的,積年的,陳年的,多年來的,舊交的;熟悉的。 4.(opp. new) 過去的,過時的;舊的;破舊的;用舊了的;舊式的,陳腐的。 5.〔口語〕親愛的,親密的。 6.〔口語〕極好的〔通常用以加強(qiáng)其他形容詞語氣〕。 grow [get] old 老起來,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〕過得非常愉快。 an old head on young shoulders 少年老成。 any old thing 〔俚語〕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)無止境。 of old standing 多年的,由來已久的。 as old as the hill 很老。 old familiar faces 老相識(的人們)。 O- Lady of Threadneedle Street 〔英國〕 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)過去。 the old gentleman =the old one 〔口語〕老頭兒,父親。 the old year 去年,就要過去的一年。 n. 1.古時,往時。 2.…歲的人[動物]。 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 無論老少。
She ' s this funny old irish lady named mrs . connelly , 她是一個很有趣的愛爾蘭老婦人康奈利夫人
Her veil was made from 100 - year - old irish lace 她的面紗是用有著一百年歷史的愛爾蘭飾帶制成的。
She ' s this funny old irish iady named mrs . connelly , 她是個風(fēng)趣可愛的愛爾蘭老太太她叫connelly小姐,
Written literature in old irish dates from the sixth century 用古愛爾蘭語寫成的文學(xué)作品,可追溯到6世紀(jì)。
This comes from an old irish story about a man jack who was very stingy 這個傳統(tǒng)來自于一個古老的愛爾蘭故事,與一個名叫杰克的小氣鬼有關(guān)
That s very interesting because that brother motive , don t you know , we find also in the old irish myths “那非常有趣兒。因?yàn)?,要知道,在愛爾蘭傳說中,我們也能找到弟兄這一主題。
" may god starve ye yet , " yelled an old irish woman , who now threw open a nearby window and stuck out her head “愿上帝餓死你們, ”一個愛爾蘭老太婆喊道,這時她打開附近的一扇窗戶,伸出頭來。
This mixture is made from an old irish recipe dating back to 1880 and is one of the finest tobaccos smoked in the time of sherlock holmes 福爾摩斯十九世紀(jì)八十年代流傳下來的一條老方,福爾摩斯時代的佳品。
Her veil was made from 100 - year - old irish lace . prince frederik , 35 , in a formal danish naval uniform , was visibly moved by the occasion , wiping away tears as he smiled , waiting for his bride 35歲的弗雷德里克王儲穿著一身正式的丹麥海軍服,他顯然是被這一時刻深深打動了,他微笑著拭去眼淚,等候新娘的到來。
All those who are interested in the spread of human culture among the lower animals and their name is legion should make a point of not missing the really marvellous exhibition of cynanthropy given by the famous old irish red wolfdog setter formerly known by the sobriquet of garryowen and recently rechristened by his large circle of friends and acquaintances owen garry 凡是關(guān)心對下等動物它們數(shù)目眾多241傳播人類文化者,切不可漏掉這條著名的愛爾蘭老塞特種紅毛狼狗。先前它曾以“加里歐文”這一外號聞名,新近在它那范圍很廣的熟人朋友的圈子內(nèi),又被改名為歐文加里242了。