old
英 [əʊld] 美 [oʊld]

adj.

老的；古老的；以前的；（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的

n.

古时；

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 老的,年老的 having lived a long time; advanced in age; no longer young
2. 古老的,古代的,陈旧的 belonging to past times; not recent or modern
3. …年龄的 of a particular age
4. [A]早已认识的,熟悉的 known for a long time; familiar
5. [A]以前的,从前的 former; previous
6. [A]有经验的,老练的 having much experience or practice

英英释义

old[ əuld ]

• n.past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
• adj.
  • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

    "an old man's eagle mind"; "his mother is very old"; "a ripe old age"; "how old are you?"

  • of long duration; not new

    "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"

  • (used for emphasis) very familiar

    "good old boy"; "same old story"

  • just preceding something else in time or order

    "my old house was larger"

    同义词：previous(a)

  • of a very early stage in development
  • old in experience

    "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"

    同义词：older

  • belonging to some prior time

    同义词：erstwhile(a)former(a)onetime(a)quondam(a)sometime(a)

  • (used informally especially for emphasis)

    "had us a high old time"

    同义词：honest-to-godhonest-to-goodnesssure-enough(a)

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

• old lady老太婆
• old maid老处女
• old man老人
• old school母校
• old students从前的学生
• old wine陈酒

词组短语

of old古时的；从前

years old…岁（年龄）

old man情人；丈夫；老头子；父亲

old age老年；晚年

young and old老老少少

old people老年人；老人

old lady n. 老妇人；[口]母亲

old friend老朋友；故人

how old几岁

old city旧城；古城

old and young老老少少

old world旧世界；东半球东半球（指欧、亚、非三洲）

grow old变老

old days过去；昔日；旧社会

from of old自古以来

old enough年龄足够大

old ones 老笑话，听熟了的笑话；旧日支配者（old one的复数形式）

old town旧城区，老城区；旧城

old testament基督教的《旧约全书》

as old as一样古老

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

old, ancient, antique

这组词都有“古代的，古老的”的意思，其区别是：

old指长期以来一直存在着的事物，与times连用指古代，与days连用时指从前或旧社会。

ancient指很久以前发生或存在的事物。用于描述历史时，指远古时代。

antique指已经很古老或颇有古风的事物，一般都具有较高价值。

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.
   老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。
2. He invited me to his home to talk over old times.
   他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。
3. The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.
   小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。
4. Public opinion was against the old feudal system.
   公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。
5. How old are you?
   你多大了？
6. His five-year old son stuck to him like a leech.
   他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。

权威例句

Statistical learning by 8-month-old infants.
Convergence Culture:Where Old and New Media Collide
Something Old, Something New: A Longitudinal Study of Search Behavior and New Product Introduction
Polyoxometalate Chemistry: An Old Field with New Dimensions in Several Disciplines
ChemInform Abstract: Monodispersed Colloidal Spheres: Old Materials with New Applications
Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transitions in development and disease: old views and new perspectives.
The International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection (IRAD): new insights into an old disease
Community study of role of viral infections in exacerbations of asthma in 9-11 year old children.
Overweight, obesity, and mortality in a large prospective cohort of persons 50 to 71 years old.
Estimation of failure probabilities in the presence of competing risks: new representations of old estimators.