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. 我们都老了。

  • I was shocked by how old he looked. 他看上去那么老让我很震惊。

  • Now come on, you're old enough to tie your own shoelaces, Carlos. 好，来吧，卡洛斯，你那么大了，该自己系鞋带了。

  • I'm too old to be out in the clubs every night. 我老大不小了，不能每晚总在夜总会里胡混。

  • a beautiful old farm house in the country 乡下一间漂亮的古老农舍

  • a battered old car 残破的旧汽车

  • That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times. 那是个老掉牙的笑话——我听过不知多少次了。

  • I think this cheese is old, judging by the smell of it. 从气味上判断，我觉得这块奶酪有点陈了。

  • Don't you think that book is too old for you? 你不觉得这本书是给年龄大一些的人看的，对你来说不合适吗？

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

  • How old is your father? 你父亲多大年龄了？

  • Rosie's six years old now. 罗茜现在6岁了。

  • It's not very dignified behaviour for a 54-year-old man. 对于一个54岁的人来说，这种行为太有失体面了。

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

• 2 from a period in the past -- 过去的；旧时的，从前的，以前的

  • I saw my old English teacher last time I went home. 上次我回家时见到了我从前的英语老师。

  • He bought me a new phone to replace my old one. 他给我买了一个新电话取代了那个旧的。

  • She showed me her old school. 她领我参观了她的母校。

  • I saw an old boyfriend of mine. 我看见了我的一个前男友。

  • In my old job I had less responsibility. 我以前的那份工作职责没有这么多。

• 3 a language when it was in an early stage in its development -- 古英语／法语等

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

  • She's one of my oldest friends - we met in kindergarten. 她是我的老朋友之一——我们上幼儿园时就认识了。

  • There's old Sara working away in the corner. 老萨拉在角落里埋头苦干。

  • I hear poor old Frank's lost his job. 我听说可怜的老弗兰克失业了。

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

  • These cuts in services will particularly affect the old. 许多服务项目被取消，这样做对老年人的影响尤其大。