grow old

基本解釋

We tend to avoid grumps, and buffoons, though initially fun, grow old after a while.
我們傾向于避開發(fā)牢騷的人，和一開始滑稽但很快變老的小丑。
As we laughed she cleared her throat and began:" We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.
我們笑了起來，她清了清嗓子，開始演講：“我們并不是因?yàn)槟昀暇筒辉偻嫠?；我們變老是因?yàn)槲覀儾辉偻嫠！?/li>
At the wedding party， the bride and the bridegroom expressed that they would live in harmony and mutual respect and grow old together.
婚禮上，新娘和新郎表示要互敬互愛，白頭偕老。
《新英漢大辭典》

Actors Connection's Tony Nation agrees. He recommends that young actors take care of themselves and grow old gracefully.
Now, I know it's easy to look at me and say, "God, there's an old leftie, why doesn't he grow up?"
如今,我知道你輕易就可以看著我感嘆,"天啊,這個老左派,他怎么還不成熟起來"
耶魯公開課 - 1871年后的法國課程節(jié)選

Medgar Evers didn't get a chance to grow old and raise cattle, but his friend Y.
NPR: The Legacy of Medgar Evers
Unlike the rest of the developed world, China will grow old before it gets rich.
ECONOMIST: Demography