听声词典

old

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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [əʊld]
  • 美式音标 [oʊld]
  • 国际音标 [əuld]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • adj. 陈旧的，古老的；年老的
  • n. 古时
  • n. (Old)人名；(英)奥尔德

词源解说

  • 直接源自古英语的ald，意为年长的。

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    olden：古时的，往昔的。
    oldish：稍旧的；稍老的。
  • n性质的同根词
    oldness：年老；陈腐；陈旧。
  • vi性质的同根词
    olden：变老。
  • vt性质的同根词
    olden：使变老。

用法辨析

    adj. (形容词)

  • old的基本意思是“老的,年老的”,指人或动物的生命接近结束; 也可指某物存在或使用了相当长的一段时间,即“古老的,古代的,陈旧的”。old还可指某人或某物处于“…年龄的”。引申可指“早已认识的,熟悉的”“以前的,从前的”“有经验的,老练的”等。old有时还可以用于表示一种亲密的关系。
  • ...years old作“…岁”解时old须置于years之后,除用于人外,也可用于物。
  • the old可泛指“老年人”,这时谓语动词应该用复数形式,但在一定上下文中也可以指某个人,这时谓语动词须用单数形式。

英汉例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    用作定语: ～+ n.

  • The old man is willing to pledge for him.
    那位老人愿意为他担保。

    • 用作表语: S+be+～

  • Ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old.
    我们自己不再年轻了,我们能同情老人。

    • S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

  • That child seems old beyond his years.
    那个孩子看上去比他的实际年龄老成。

    • S+be+～+to- v

  • I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
    我认为他的年龄太大不适于再结婚。

    • 其他: as n.

  • The old and the young do not always understand each other.
    老年人和年轻人并非总能彼此理解。

词组短语

    用作形容词 (adj.)

    ～+名词

  • old lady 老太婆
  • old maid 老处女
  • old man 情人；丈夫；老头子；父亲
  • old school 母校
  • old students 从前的学生

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (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  • You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.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

专业释义

    医药科学

  • 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缓的工作。

    计算机科学技术

  • 旧的
  • 开环阻尼 (open loop damping)