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(huà)。 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。
Although mr cooper is a most famous scientist, he is as common as an old shoe 雖然庫(kù)珀先生是個(gè)大名鼎鼎的科學(xué)家,但他待人卻十分謙和。
Bill likes to wear clothes loose and [ color = blue ] as comfortable as an old shoe [ / color ] 比爾喜歡穿寬松的衣服,因?yàn)檫@些衣服穿起來(lái)很舒服的
The oldest shoe store in town is going to begin its store closing sale on the coming sunday 城里最老字號(hào)的鞋店下周日將開(kāi)始(進(jìn)行)結(jié)束營(yíng)業(yè)特賣(mài)會(huì)。
And on halloween night we'd dress up in mom or dad's old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside 在萬(wàn)圣節(jié)的晚上,我們都穿著爸爸媽媽的舊衣服和舊鞋子,戴上面具,打算外出。
And old shoes and clouted upon their feet, and old garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and mouldy 5將補(bǔ)過(guò)的舊鞋穿在腳上,把舊衣服穿在身上。他們所帶的餅都是乾的,長(zhǎng)了霉了。
A cruel operation, which consists in cuffing a comrade who may have fallen into disgrace, not with an old shoe, but with an iron-heeled one 那是一種殘酷的刑罰,方法是用一只釘掌的破鞋來(lái)毆打侮辱同伴,另外一些囚犯建議用“釘包”,
Nothing answered : the shadows and the cold weighed upon him, and the noise of the old shoes continued in the distance and prevented him praying 他沒(méi)有得到任何回答,只有黑暗和寒冷壓在他的肩上。遠(yuǎn)處,繼續(xù)傳來(lái)舊鞋拖在地上的聲響,這聲音妨礙他祈禱。
Nike spokesman lee weinstein said, " if you ca n't find a match, send the shoe back to us and we'll recycle it . " nike grinds down old shoes to use as athletic field surfacing 耐克公司的發(fā)言人李溫斯坦呼吁說(shuō):"如果找到的鞋子不能湊成一雙,請(qǐng)還給公司,公司將負(fù)責(zé)回收。
This child can own one pair of old shoes and eat free breakfast and lunch at school, but if her mother reads to her, this girl is blessed and will look you in the eye and speak forthrightly and well 這孩子雖然穿破鞋,在學(xué)校吃免費(fèi)學(xué)生餐,可是她媽媽要是給她念書(shū),這孩子就是幸福的,她跟你說(shuō)話(huà)時(shí)大方自信,神情坦然。