old
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [??ld]
- 美式音標(biāo) [o?ld]
- 國(guó)際音標(biāo) [?uld]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 陳舊的,古老的;年老的
- n. 古時(shí)
- n. (Old)人名;(英)奧爾德
詞源解說(shuō)
- 直接源自古英語(yǔ)的ald,意為年長(zhǎng)的。
同根派生
- adj性質(zhì)的同根詞
- olden:古時(shí)的,往昔的。
- oldish:稍舊的;稍老的。
- n性質(zhì)的同根詞
- oldness:年老;陳腐;陳舊。
- vi性質(zhì)的同根詞
- olden:變老。
- vt性質(zhì)的同根詞
- olden:使變老。
用法辨析
- old的基本意思是“老的,年老的”,指人或動(dòng)物的生命接近結(jié)束; 也可指某物存在或使用了相當(dāng)長(zhǎng)的一段時(shí)間,即“古老的,古代的,陳舊的”。old還可指某人或某物處于“…年齡的”。引申可指“早已認(rèn)識(shí)的,熟悉的”“以前的,從前的”“有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的,老練的”等。old有時(shí)還可以用于表示一種親密的關(guān)系。
- ...years old作“…歲”解時(shí)old須置于years之后,除用于人外,也可用于物。
- the old可泛指“老年人”,這時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)該用復(fù)數(shù)形式,但在一定上下文中也可以指某個(gè)人,這時(shí)謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞須用單數(shù)形式。
adj. (形容詞)
英漢例句
- The old man is willing to pledge for him.
那位老人愿意為他擔(dān)保。 - Ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old.
我們自己不再年輕了,我們能同情老人。 - That child seems old beyond his years.
那個(gè)孩子看上去比他的實(shí)際年齡老成。 - I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
我認(rèn)為他的年齡太大不適于再結(jié)婚。 - The old and the young do not always understand each other.
老年人和年輕人并非總能彼此理解。
用作形容詞 (adj.)
用作定語(yǔ): ~+ n.
用作表語(yǔ): S+be+~
S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
S+be+~+to- v
其他: as n.
詞組短語(yǔ)
- old lady 老太婆
- old maid 老處女
- old man 情人;丈夫;老頭子;父親
- old school 母校
- old students 從前的學(xué)生
用作形容詞 (adj.)
~+名詞
英英字典
- (NOT YOUNG/NEW) having lived or existed for many years
- (WHAT AGE) used to describe or ask about someone's age
- (FROM THE PAST) from a period in the past
- (LANGUAGE) a language when it was in an early stage in its development
- (VERY FAMILIAR) (especially of a friend) known for a long time
- old people considered together as a group
- Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young.
- The old are people who are old.
- You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed.
- Something that is old has existed for a long time.
- Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot.
- You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.
- 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.
- An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time.
- You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know.
- 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. /
- In the old days means in the past, before things changed.
- 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.
- good old&rarrsee good
- to settle an old score&rarrsee score
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柯林斯英英字典
專業(yè)釋義
- 老年
It is very important to improve the health of the old people.
保障中老年人健康是刻不容緩的工作。計(jì)算機(jī)科學(xué)技術(shù)
- 舊的
- 開(kāi)環(huán)阻尼 (open loop damping)