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。

• old相關(guān)詞

用法辨析

adj. (形容詞)

• 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。

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英漢例句

用作形容詞 (adj.)

用作定語(yǔ): ～+ n.

• The old man is willing to pledge for him.
  那位老人愿意為他擔(dān)保。

用作表語(yǔ): S+be+～

• 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。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

• 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。

S+be+～+to- v

• 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。

其他: as n.

• 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。

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詞組短語(yǔ)

用作形容詞 (adj.)

～+名詞

• 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

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英英字典

劍橋英英字典

• (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

柯林斯英英字典

• 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• You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.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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專(zhuān)業(yè)釋義

醫(yī)藥科學(xué)

• 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)