old是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 having lived or existed for many years -- 老的；年老的；古老的

  • an old man 老人

  • We're all getting older. 我們都老了。

  • I was shocked by how old he looked. 他看上去那麼老，令我很震驚。

  • Now come on, you're old enough to tie your own shoelaces, Carlos. 好，來吧，卡洛斯，你那麼大了，該自己繫鞋帶了。

  • I'm too old to be out in the clubs every night. 我年紀不小了，不能每晚都在夜總會裡胡混。

  • a beautiful old farm house in the country 鄉下一間漂亮的古老農舍

  • a battered old car 殘破的舊汽車

  • That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times. 那是個老掉牙的笑話——我聽過不知多少次了。

  • I think this cheese is old, judging by the smell of it. 從氣味上判斷，我覺得這塊起司放得有點久了。

  • Don't you think that book is too old for you? 你不覺得這本書是給年齡大一些的人看的，對你來說不合適嗎？

• 1 used to describe or ask about someone's age -- …歲的

  • How old is your father? 你父親多大年紀了？

  • Rosie's six years old now. 羅茜現在6歲了。

  • It's not very dignified behaviour for a 54-year-old man. 對於一個54歲的人來說，這種行為太有失體面了。

  • He's a couple of years older than me. 他比我大幾歲。

• 2 from a period in the past -- 過去的；舊時的，從前的，以前的

  • I saw my old English teacher last time I went home. 上次我回家時見到了我從前的英語老師。

  • He bought me a new phone to replace my old one. 他給我買了一個新電話取代了那個舊的。

  • She showed me her old school. 她領我參觀了她的母校。

  • I saw an old boyfriend of mine. 我看見了我的一個前男友。

  • In my old job I had less responsibility. 我以前的那份工作職責沒有這麼多。

• 3 a language when it was in an early stage in its development -- 古英語／法語等

• 4 (especially of a friend) known for a long time -- （尤指朋友）老的，結識久的

  • She's one of my oldest friends - we met in kindergarten. 她是我的老朋友之一——我們上幼稚園時就認識。

  • There's old Sara working away in the corner. 老莎拉在一角埋頭工作。

  • I hear poor old Frank's lost his job. 我聽說可憐的老法蘭克失業了。

• 5 old people considered together as a group -- 老年人，長者

  • These cuts in services will particularly affect the old. 許多服務項目被取消，這樣做對老年人的影響尤其大。