old 的英语意思
oldold /əʊld $ oʊld/ adjective (comparative older, superlative oldest) 
查看全部语言翻译1not new something that is old has existed or been used for a long time指某物存在或被使用了很长时间 OPP new: 
a pair of old shoes一双旧鞋 Some of the houses around here are very old.这附近的一些房子非常古老。 one of our oldest traditions我们最古老的传统之一 The car’s getting old now, and things are starting to go wrong with it.这辆车现在越来越旧了，开始出各种毛病。 That story’s as old as the hills (=extremely old).那个故事都老掉牙了（＝极其古老）。2not young a)someone who is old has lived for a very long time指某人已经活了很长时间 OPP young: an old man一位老人 a home for old people老人院get/grow old I can’t run around like I used to – I must be getting old.我再也跑不动了——我一定是老了。 b)the old [plural] people who are old年老的人: the care of the old and sick对老人和病人的照料3age used to talk about how long a person or thing has lived or existed用于表示某人或某物存在或活了多长时间five/ten/fifty etc years old I can’t believe you’re nearly forty years old!我真不敢相信你快四十岁了！ a house that’s 300 years old一栋有300年历史的房子 How old are you?你多大了？ Are you older than Sally?你比萨莉年纪大吗？ You’re old enough to get your own breakfast now.你现在已经够大了，可以自己准备早餐了。 I’m not coming skating. I’m too old for that now.我不去溜冰了。我现在已经太老了。five-year-old/ten-year-old etc somebody/something a six-week-old baby一个六周大的婴儿 a 500-year-old sword一把有500年历史的剑somebody is old enough to know better (=used to say that you think someone should behave more sensibly)（＝用于表示你认为某人应该更明智地行事）somebody is old enough to be his/her/your mother/father (=used to say that someone is too old to be having a sexual relationship with someone else)（＝用于表示某人年纪太大，不适合与他人发生性关系）4that you used to have [only before noun] your old house, job, girlfriend etc is one that you used to haveold 修饰 house、job、girlfriend 等，指以前拥有的 SYN former: I met up with one of my old girlfriends at the weekend.周末我碰到了一个以前的女朋友。 My old car was always breaking down.我以前那辆车总是出故障。 That happened when we were still in the old house.那是我们还住在以前那所房子里时发生的事。 My old boss was awful!我以前的老板真是糟糕透了！old flame (=someone with whom you used to have a romantic relationship)（＝曾经与你有过恋爱关系的人）► see thesaurus at last5familiar [only before noun] old things are things that are familiar to you because you have seen them or experienced them many times before指那些你熟悉的事物，因为你之前见过或经历过很多次: It’s good to get back into the old routine.回到以前的日常节奏真好。 I enjoyed seeing all the old familiar faces.我很高兴看到所有那些熟悉的老面孔。 He comes out with the same old excuses every time!他每次都是那些老借口！ → it’s the same old story at story(9)6very well known [only before noun] an old friend, enemy etc is someone you have known for a long timeold friend、old enemy 等指认识了很长时间的人: Bob’s an old friend of mine.Bob 是我的老朋友。 an old colleague一位老同事 They’re old rivals.他们是老对手了。7the old days times in the past过去的时代in the old days In the old days people used to fetch water from the pump.过去，人们从水泵打水。8the good old days/the bad old days an earlier time in your life, or in history, when things seemed better or worse than now指你生命中或历史上的某个早期时代，那时事情似乎比现在更好或更糟: We like to chat about the good old days.我们喜欢聊聊过去那段美好时光。9be/feel/look like your old self to feel or look better again after you have been ill or very unhappy在患病或极度不快乐之后再次感觉或看起来好起来: It’s good to see you looking more like your old self again.看到你重新恢复了往日的精神状态，真高兴。10any old thing/place/time etc spoken口语 used to say that it does not matter which thing, place etc you choose用于表示选择哪个东西、地点等无关紧要: Oh, just wear any old thing.哦，随便穿什么都行。 Phone any old time – I’m always here.随时都可以打电话——我一直在。11any old how/way spoken口语 in an untidy or careless way以杂乱或随意的方式: The papers had been dumped on my desk any old how.那些文件被胡乱丢在我桌上。12good/poor/silly old etc somebody spoken口语 used to talk about someone you like用于亲切地谈论你喜欢的人: Good old Keith!好样的，Keith！ You poor old thing!你这可怜的家伙！13a good old something (also a right old something British English) spoken口语 used to talk about something you enjoy用于表达对某事的喜爱: We had a good old talk.我们畅快地聊了一番。14old devil/rascal etc spoken口语 used to talk about someone you like and admire用于表达对某人的喜爱和钦佩: You old devil! You were planning this all along!你这个老狐狸！你一直在算计这件事！15old fool/bastard/bat etc spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used to talk very rudely about someone you do not like用于非常粗鲁地谈论你不喜欢的人: · the stupid old cow· 那个蠢老太婆16the old guard a group of people within an organization or club who do not like changes or new ideas组织或团体内部不喜欢变革或新想法的那群人: He’ll never manage to persuade the old guard.他永远无法说服那些守旧派。17be an old hand (at something) to have a lot of experience of something在某方面有丰富经验: I’m an old hand at this game.我在这方面是老手了。18be old before your time to look or behave like someone much older than you, especially because of difficulties in your life因为生活的艰辛而看起来或举止像比自己年龄大得多的人19for old times’ sake if you do something for old times’ sake, you do it to remind yourself of a happy time in the past如果你为了怀旧而做某事，是为了让自己回忆起过去一段快乐的时光20the old country especially American English the country that you were born in, but that you no longer live in, used especially to mean Europe你出生的但不再居住的国家，尤指欧洲21an old head on young shoulders British English a young person who seems to think and behave like an older person一个思维和行为举止都像老年人的年轻人22pay/settle an old score to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past因对方过去对你做过的错事而惩罚他23of/from the old school old-fashioned and believing in old ideas and customs守旧的，信奉旧观念和旧习俗: a doctor of the old school一位守旧派医生24old wives’ tale a belief based on old ideas that are now considered to be untrue基于现在被认为是错误的旧观念的信念25of old literary文学 from a long time ago in the past来自很久以前的过去: the knights of old古代的骑士26Old English/Old Icelandic etc an early form of English, Icelandic etc英语、冰岛语等的早期形式GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives语法：形容词顺序If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.如果有多个形容词，形容词通常按固定顺序排列。You say: · There are some nice old houses. ✗Don’t say: There are some old nice houses.应说：· There are some nice old houses.（有些漂亮的老房子。）✗不说：There are some old nice houses.You say: · She was dressed in old black clothes. ✗Don’t say: She was dressed in black old clothes.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES应说：· She was dressed in old black clothes.（她穿着旧的黑色衣服。）✗不说：She was dressed in black old clothes.语法指南 ‒ 形容词COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3– 意义3phrases短语be 5/10/50 etc years old· My dad is 45 years old.· 我爸爸45岁。a five-year-old/fifteen-year-old etc somebody/something· a three-year-old boy· 一个三岁的男孩how old is …?· ‘How old is your daughter?’ ‘She’s ten.’· "你女儿多大了？""她十岁。"be too old for something· He was too old for military service.· 他年龄太大，不适合服兵役。be old enough to do something· You’re old enough to help with the cooking.· 你已经够大了，可以帮忙做饭了。somebody is old enough to know better (=used when you think someone should behave more sensibly)· He’s old enough to know better, but he went and did it anyway!· 他已经够大了，应该懂事，但他还是去做了！somebody is old enough to be somebody’s mother/father (=used when you think that someone is much too old to be having a relationship with another person)· Why would she want to go out with someone who was old enough to be her father?· 她为什么想和一个可以当她父亲的人约会呢？THESAURUS同义词辨析person人old having lived for a long time活了很长时间的: · an old man· 一位老人· I’m too old to learn a new language.· 我太老了，学不了新语言了。elderly a polite word for old"old"（年老的）的礼貌表达: · an elderly lady· 一位老太太· a home for the elderly (=elderly people)· 老年人之家（＝老年人）· If you are elderly, you may be eligible for financial assistance.· 如果你是老年人，你可能有资格获得经济援助。aging (also ageing British English) [only before noun] becoming old正在老去的: · an ageing rock star· 一位日渐老去的摇滚明星· the problems of an ageing population· 人口老龄化带来的问题aged /ˈeɪdʒəd/ [only before noun] written书面 aged relatives are very oldaged 修饰亲属，指非常年迈的: · aged parents· 年迈的父母· She had to look after her aged aunt.· 她不得不照顾她年迈的姑姑。elder brother/sister especially British English [only before noun] an older brother or sister. Elder sounds more formal than older指年长的兄弟或姐妹。elder 比 older 听起来更正式: · I have two elder brothers.· 我有两个哥哥。ancient [not usually before noun] informal非正式 very old – used humorously非常古老——用于幽默语境: · I’ll be 30 next year – it sounds really ancient!· 我明年就三十岁了——听起来真的很老！be getting on (in years) informal非正式 to be fairly old相当年老: · He’s 60 now, so he’s getting on a bit.· 他现在六十岁了，所以有点上年纪了。be over the hill (also be past it British English) informal非正式 to be too old to do something年纪太大而无法做某事: · Everyone thinks you’re past it when you get to 40.· 一旦到了40岁，大家都觉得你已经过了巅峰期。geriatric [only before noun] relating to medical care and treatment for old people与老年人医疗护理和治疗有关的: · a geriatric hospital· 老年病医院· geriatric patients· 老年病患者thing事物old: · an old car· 一辆旧车· an old Chinese saying· 一句古老的中国谚语ancient very old – used about things that existed thousands of years ago, or things that look very old非常古老——用于描述数千年前就存在的事物，或看起来非常古老的东西: · ancient civilisations· 古代文明· an ancient Rolls Royce· 一辆老式劳斯莱斯antique antique furniture, clocks, jewellery etc are old and often valuable古董家具、钟表、珠宝等是古老且往往有价值的物品: · an antique writing desk· 一张古董书桌age-old used about traditions, problems, or situations that have existed for a very long time用于描述存在了很长时间的传统、问题或情形: · the age-old tradition of morris dancing· 莫里斯舞蹈这一古老传统· the age-old prejudice against women in positions of power· 对女性掌权的由来已久的偏见· the age-old problem of nationalism· 民族主义这一由来已久的问题· age-old hatreds between religious groups· 宗教团体之间由来已久的仇恨
查看全部语言翻译1not new something that is old has existed or been used for a long time指某物存在或被使用了很长时间 OPP new: a pair of old shoes一双旧鞋 Some of the houses around here are very old.这附近的一些房子非常古老。 one of our oldest traditions我们最古老的传统之一 The car’s getting old now, and things are starting to go wrong with it.这辆车现在越来越旧了，开始出各种毛病。 That story’s as old as the hills (=extremely old).那个故事都老掉牙了（＝极其古老）。2not young a)someone who is old has lived for a very long time指某人已经活了很长时间 OPP young: an old man一位老人 a home for old people老人院get/grow old I can’t run around like I used to – I must be getting old.我再也跑不动了——我一定是老了。 b)the old [plural] people who are old年老的人: the care of the old and sick对老人和病人的照料3age used to talk about how long a person or thing has lived or existed用于表示某人或某物存在或活了多长时间five/ten/fifty etc years old I can’t believe you’re nearly forty years old!我真不敢相信你快四十岁了！ a house that’s 300 years old一栋有300年历史的房子 How old are you?你多大了？ Are you older than Sally?你比萨莉年纪大吗？ You’re old enough to get your own breakfast now.你现在已经够大了，可以自己准备早餐了。 I’m not coming skating. I’m too old for that now.我不去溜冰了。我现在已经太老了。five-year-old/ten-year-old etc somebody/something a six-week-old baby一个六周大的婴儿 a 500-year-old sword一把有500年历史的剑somebody is old enough to know better (=used to say that you think someone should behave more sensibly)（＝用于表示你认为某人应该更明智地行事）somebody is old enough to be his/her/your mother/father (=used to say that someone is too old to be having a sexual relationship with someone else)（＝用于表示某人年纪太大，不适合与他人发生性关系）4that you used to have [only before noun] your old house, job, girlfriend etc is one that you used to haveold 修饰 house、job、girlfriend 等，指以前拥有的 SYN former: I met up with one of my old girlfriends at the weekend.周末我碰到了一个以前的女朋友。 My old car was always breaking down.我以前那辆车总是出故障。 That happened when we were still in the old house.那是我们还住在以前那所房子里时发生的事。 My old boss was awful!我以前的老板真是糟糕透了！old flame (=someone with whom you used to have a romantic relationship)（＝曾经与你有过恋爱关系的人）► see thesaurus at last5familiar [only before noun] old things are things that are familiar to you because you have seen them or experienced them many times before指那些你熟悉的事物，因为你之前见过或经历过很多次: It’s good to get back into the old routine.回到以前的日常节奏真好。 I enjoyed seeing all the old familiar faces.我很高兴看到所有那些熟悉的老面孔。 He comes out with the same old excuses every time!他每次都是那些老借口！ → it’s the same old story at story(9)6very well known [only before noun] an old friend, enemy etc is someone you have known for a long timeold friend、old enemy 等指认识了很长时间的人: Bob’s an old friend of mine.Bob 是我的老朋友。 an old colleague一位老同事 They’re old rivals.他们是老对手了。7the old days times in the past过去的时代in the old days In the old days people used to fetch water from the pump.过去，人们从水泵打水。8the good old days/the bad old days an earlier time in your life, or in history, when things seemed better or worse than now指你生命中或历史上的某个早期时代，那时事情似乎比现在更好或更糟: We like to chat about the good old days.我们喜欢聊聊过去那段美好时光。9be/feel/look like your old self to feel or look better again after you have been ill or very unhappy在患病或极度不快乐之后再次感觉或看起来好起来: It’s good to see you looking more like your old self again.看到你重新恢复了往日的精神状态，真高兴。10any old thing/place/time etc spoken口语 used to say that it does not matter which thing, place etc you choose用于表示选择哪个东西、地点等无关紧要: Oh, just wear any old thing.哦，随便穿什么都行。 Phone any old time – I’m always here.随时都可以打电话——我一直在。11any old how/way spoken口语 in an untidy or careless way以杂乱或随意的方式: The papers had been dumped on my desk any old how.那些文件被胡乱丢在我桌上。12good/poor/silly old etc somebody spoken口语 used to talk about someone you like用于亲切地谈论你喜欢的人: Good old Keith!好样的，Keith！ You poor old thing!你这可怜的家伙！13a good old something (also a right old something British English) spoken口语 used to talk about something you enjoy用于表达对某事的喜爱: We had a good old talk.我们畅快地聊了一番。14old devil/rascal etc spoken口语 used to talk about someone you like and admire用于表达对某人的喜爱和钦佩: You old devil! You were planning this all along!你这个老狐狸！你一直在算计这件事！15old fool/bastard/bat etc spoken口语 not polite不礼貌 used to talk very rudely about someone you do not like用于非常粗鲁地谈论你不喜欢的人: · the stupid old cow· 那个蠢老太婆16the old guard a group of people within an organization or club who do not like changes or new ideas组织或团体内部不喜欢变革或新想法的那群人: He’ll never manage to persuade the old guard.他永远无法说服那些守旧派。17be an old hand (at something) to have a lot of experience of something在某方面有丰富经验: I’m an old hand at this game.我在这方面是老手了。18be old before your time to look or behave like someone much older than you, especially because of difficulties in your life因为生活的艰辛而看起来或举止像比自己年龄大得多的人19for old times’ sake if you do something for old times’ sake, you do it to remind yourself of a happy time in the past如果你为了怀旧而做某事，是为了让自己回忆起过去一段快乐的时光20the old country especially American English the country that you were born in, but that you no longer live in, used especially to mean Europe你出生的但不再居住的国家，尤指欧洲21an old head on young shoulders British English a young person who seems to think and behave like an older person一个思维和行为举止都像老年人的年轻人22pay/settle an old score to punish someone for something wrong that they did to you in the past因对方过去对你做过的错事而惩罚他23of/from the old school old-fashioned and believing in old ideas and customs守旧的，信奉旧观念和旧习俗: a doctor of the old school一位守旧派医生24old wives’ tale a belief based on old ideas that are now considered to be untrue基于现在被认为是错误的旧观念的信念25of old literary文学 from a long time ago in the past来自很久以前的过去: the knights of old古代的骑士26Old English/Old Icelandic etc an early form of English, Icelandic etc英语、冰岛语等的早期形式GRAMMAR: Order of adjectives语法：形容词顺序If there is more than one adjective, the adjectives are usually used in a fixed order.如果有多个形容词，形容词通常按固定顺序排列。You say: · There are some nice old houses. ✗Don’t say: There are some old nice houses.应说：· There are some nice old houses.（有些漂亮的老房子。）✗不说：There are some old nice houses.You say: · She was dressed in old black clothes. ✗Don’t say: She was dressed in black old clothes.Grammar guide ‒ ADJECTIVES应说：· She was dressed in old black clothes.（她穿着旧的黑色衣服。）✗不说：She was dressed in black old clothes.语法指南 ‒ 形容词COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meaning 3– 意义3phrases短语be 5/10/50 etc years old· My dad is 45 years old.· 我爸爸45岁。a five-year-old/fifteen-year-old etc somebody/something· a three-year-old boy· 一个三岁的男孩how old is …?· ‘How old is your daughter?’ ‘She’s ten.’· "你女儿多大了？""她十岁。"be too old for something· He was too old for military service.· 他年龄太大，不适合服兵役。be old enough to do something· You’re old enough to help with the cooking.· 你已经够大了，可以帮忙做饭了。somebody is old enough to know better (=used when you think someone should behave more sensibly)· He’s old enough to know better, but he went and did it anyway!· 他已经够大了，应该懂事，但他还是去做了！somebody is old enough to be somebody’s mother/father (=used when you think that someone is much too old to be having a relationship with another person)· Why would she want to go out with someone who was old enough to be her father?· 她为什么想和一个可以当她父亲的人约会呢？THESAURUS同义词辨析person人old having lived for a long time活了很长时间的: · an old man· 一位老人· I’m too old to learn a new language.· 我太老了，学不了新语言了。elderly a polite word for old"old"（年老的）的礼貌表达: · an elderly lady· 一位老太太· a home for the elderly (=elderly people)· 老年人之家（＝老年人）· If you are elderly, you may be eligible for financial assistance.· 如果你是老年人，你可能有资格获得经济援助。aging (also ageing British English) [only before noun] becoming old正在老去的: · an ageing rock star· 一位日渐老去的摇滚明星· the problems of an ageing population· 人口老龄化带来的问题aged /ˈeɪdʒəd/ [only before noun] written书面 aged relatives are very oldaged 修饰亲属，指非常年迈的: · aged parents· 年迈的父母· She had to look after her aged aunt.· 她不得不照顾她年迈的姑姑。elder brother/sister especially British English [only before noun] an older brother or sister. Elder sounds more formal than older指年长的兄弟或姐妹。elder 比 older 听起来更正式: · I have two elder brothers.· 我有两个哥哥。ancient [not usually before noun] informal非正式 very old – used humorously非常古老——用于幽默语境: · I’ll be 30 next year – it sounds really ancient!· 我明年就三十岁了——听起来真的很老！be getting on (in years) informal非正式 to be fairly old相当年老: · He’s 60 now, so he’s getting on a bit.· 他现在六十岁了，所以有点上年纪了。be over the hill (also be past it British English) informal非正式 to be too old to do something年纪太大而无法做某事: · Everyone thinks you’re past it when you get to 40.· 一旦到了40岁，大家都觉得你已经过了巅峰期。geriatric [only before noun] relating to medical care and treatment for old people与老年人医疗护理和治疗有关的: · a geriatric hospital· 老年病医院· geriatric patients· 老年病患者thing事物old: · an old car· 一辆旧车· an old Chinese saying· 一句古老的中国谚语ancient very old – used about things that existed thousands of years ago, or things that look very old非常古老——用于描述数千年前就存在的事物，或看起来非常古老的东西: · ancient civilisations· 古代文明· an ancient Rolls Royce· 一辆老式劳斯莱斯antique antique furniture, clocks, jewellery etc are old and often valuable古董家具、钟表、珠宝等是古老且往往有价值的物品: · an antique writing desk· 一张古董书桌age-old used about traditions, problems, or situations that have existed for a very long time用于描述存在了很长时间的传统、问题或情形: · the age-old tradition of morris dancing· 莫里斯舞蹈这一古老传统· the age-old prejudice against women in positions of power· 对女性掌权的由来已久的偏见· the age-old problem of nationalism· 民族主义这一由来已久的问题· age-old hatreds between religious groups· 宗教团体之间由来已久的仇恨