old
adj. (多少)岁; 年纪大的; 陈旧的,古老的; 从前的; 原来的; 结识久的; (表示亲昵)老…
Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young.
...a white-haired old man...
白发老人
He was considered too old for the job.
他被认为年纪太大,不适合做这份工作。
You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed.
He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old...
他3个月大的时候被父亲遗弃了。
The paintings in the chapel were perhaps a thousand years old...
小教堂里的这些画可能有1,000年的历史了。
Something that is old has existed for a long time.
She loved the big old house...
她喜欢这幢古老的大房子。
These books must be very old.
这些书肯定有好些年头了。
Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot.
He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
他从破旧的灯芯绒裤子口袋里掏出一串钥匙。
...an old toothbrush.
一把旧牙刷
You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather...
从前的那条路已经消失在杂草和欧石南丛中。
Although the old secret police have been abolished, the military police still exist...
虽然旧时的秘密警察业已废除,但宪兵队依然存在。
You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life.
I'll make up the bed in your old room...
我会把你原来房间的床铺整理好。
I still have affection for my old school...
我依然眷恋着母校。
An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time.
I called my old friend John Horner...
我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了电话。
Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine...
布朗森先生,我向你保证金是我的老冤家。
You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know.
Are you all right, old chap?...
你还好吗,老家伙?
Good old Bergen would do him the favor.
好心肠的老伯根会帮他这个忙的。
You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is.
Any old paper will do...
随便一张旧报纸就行。
The portraits and sumptuous ornaments, and the gold clock, show that this is not just any old front room.
墙上挂的画像、奢华的装饰和那座金钟都表明这可不是一间普普通通的客厅。
In the old days means in the past, before things changed.
In the old days we got a visit from the vet maybe once a year.
以前,兽医大概每年来我们这里出诊一次。
When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.
他还记得村里人互相熟识、可以夜不闭户的美好往昔。
If you talk about people or things of old, you are referring to people or things that existed long ago but which no longer exist, or no longer exist in the same form.
...the warrior knights of old.
旧时骁勇善战的骑士
...a programme of work to recreate the Sherwood Forest of old.
重现古时舍伍德森林的工程
1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';
2. of long duration; not new;
3. of an earlier time;
4. (used for emphasis) very familiar;
5. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;
6. just preceding something else in time or order;
7. old in experience;
8. used informally especially for emphasis;
ancient, old, antique
这些形容词均含"古代的,古老的"之意。
any old
(用于表示无特殊个体)任意一个
any old how
随意地
as old as the hills
(常用作夸张)和山一样老
for old times' sake
of old
过去的
古老的;年代久的
the old days
以前;从前;昔日
old enough to be someone's father (或 mother)
(非正式)老得可以当某人的父亲(或母亲)
the Old Firm
(非正式)(苏格兰)“老字号”(凯尔特及流浪者足球俱乐部的别称)[单指其中之一或指两者]
you can't put an old head on young shoulders
(谚)你不能指望年轻人有老人的头脑
This old man's tooth draw easily.
这位老人的牙很容易拔.
The driveway makes a hook around an old tree.
车道绕过一棵老树来了个急转弯.
He was a crafty old thing.
他是一个诡计多端的家伙.
The slaves of the old society have become the masters of the new society.
旧社会的奴隶变成了新社会的主人.
The old man combed his snowy hair.
老头儿梳他的白发.