新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

old

英 [əʊld]

[ADJ, NOUN]

词汇频率：

ADJ. 形容词

older , oldest
1. 年老的
Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young.
近义词
elderly
双语例句
例：
a white-haired old man.
一位白发老人。
2. …岁的 , …久的
You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed.
双语例句
例：
He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old.
他三个月大的时候被父亲遗弃了。
例：
How old are you now?
你多大了？
例：
Bill was six years older than David.
比尔比戴维大6岁。
3. 古老的
Something that is old has existed for a long time.
双语例句
例：
She loved the big old house.
她喜爱那座古老的大房子。
例：
These books must be very old.
这些书肯定有好些年头了。
4. 破旧的
Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot.
双语例句
例：
He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
他从他那条破旧的灯心绒裤子的口袋里掏出了一串钥匙。
5. 废弃的 , 过时的
You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.
双语例句
例：
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
这条废弃的道路已消失在草丛和石南花中。
6. 从前（拥有或珍惜）的
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.
双语例句
例：
I'll make up the bed in your old room.
我会把你以前房间的床铺收拾好。
例：
I still have affection for my old school.
我依然眷恋着母校。
7. 多年的
An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time.
双语例句
例：
I called my old friend John Horner.
我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了个电话。
例：
Mr Brownson, I assure you, King's an old enemy of mine.
布朗森先生，我向你保证，金是我的老冤家。
8. （表示亲昵）老…
You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know.
双语例句
例：
Are you all right, old pal?
你还好吗，老伙计？

NOUN. 名词

1. [PL 复数] 老年人
The old are people who are old.
双语例句
例：
providing a caring response for the needs of the old and the handicapped.
对老年人和残疾人的需求予以关心照顾。

PHRASE. 习语

any old
1. 随便的或非同一般的
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.
双语例句
例：
Any old paper will do.
随便一张纸就行。
in the old days
1. 以前
In the old days means in the past, before things changed.
双语例句
例：
In the old days, doctors made house calls.
以前，医生们都上门看病。
the good old days
1. 过去的好时光
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.
双语例句
例：
He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.
他记得过去村里人互相熟识、可以夜不闭户的美好时光。