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adjective The baby was only a few hours old. 婴儿才出生几个小时。 In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old. 那时候，大多数人上学只上到十五岁。 At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year. 他三十岁时已拿到 4 万英镑的年薪了。 two fourteen-year-old boys两个十四岁的男孩 a class for five-year-olds (= children who are five)为五岁儿童开的班 I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility. 我认为她尚年轻，不足以担当此任。 How old is this building? 这座建筑已有多少年了？ He's the oldest player in the team. 他是队里年龄最大的队员。 She's much older than me. 她的年龄比我大得多。 to get/grow old上年纪 The old man lay propped up on cushions. 老人靠在垫子上躺着。 She was a woman grown old before her time (= who looked older than she was). 她显得未老先衰。 The old feel the cold more than the young. 老年人比年轻人怕冷。 old habits旧习惯 He always gives the same old excuses. 他总是重复那些老掉牙的借口。 This carpet's getting pretty old now. 这块地毯现在已经很旧了。 Things were different in the old days. 从前的情况可不一样。 I went back to visit my old school. 我重访了母校。 Old and Middle English古英语和中古英语 We had more room in our old house. 我们原先的房子比较宽敞。 She's an old friend of mine (= I have known her for a long time). 她是我的一个老朋友。 We're old rivals. 我们是老对头。 Good old Dad! 可爱的老爸！ You poor old thing! 你这可怜的家伙！ I hate her, the silly old cow! 我恨她，那个笨蛋老女人！ Any old room would have done. 随便哪间屋子都行。 The books were piled up all over the floor any old how. 地板上书堆得乱七八糟的，到处都是。 She finally learned to drive at the grand old age of 70. 她终于在 70 岁高龄学会了开车。 James Lovelock, the grand old man of environmental science詹姆斯 · 洛夫洛克，环境科学的元老 He lived to the ripe old age of 91. 他活到了 91 岁的高龄。 He had soon spent all the money and was up to his old tricks. That was in the bad old days of rampant inflation. 那是在物价飞涨、生活艰难的往昔。 The fish measured 29 centimetres (that's a foot in old money). The job only took about an hour—it was money for old rope. in days of old从前 We know him of old (= we have known him for a long time). 我们认识他很久了。 It's the same old story of a badly managed project with inadequate funding. 又是一桩资金短缺、经营不善的老故事。 ‘Who would do such a thing?’ ‘Maybe someone with an old score to settle.’ “谁做得出这样的事呢？” “也许是结有宿怨的人吧。” She’s almost 90 but she’s still as tough as old boots.She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.她上年纪了，明年就 75 岁了。 She is very busy caring for two elderly relatives.她在忙着照顾两个年老的亲戚。 Having aged relatives to stay in your house can be quite stressful.年迈的亲戚住在家里有时压力相当大。 Everyone in my family is exceptionally long-lived.我们家每个人都特别长寿。 clothes for the mature woman成年妇女的服装 My brother is older than me.我哥哥比我大。 The palace is the oldest building in the city.这宫殿是城里最古老的建筑。 my older/elder sister我的姐姐 the elder/older of their two children他们的两个孩子中大的一个 I’m the eldest/oldest in the family.我是家中的老大。 Good old Dad! 可爱的老爸！ He was beginning to look old. He’s a silly old fool! He’s old enough by now to manage his own affairs. It’s a funny old world. It’s a very old tradition. It’s always the same old faces. It’s one of the oldest remaining parts of the church. It’s the world’s oldest surviving ship. She was fairly old when she got married. She’s a silly old cow! The way the young people rushed about made her feel old. These are some of the oldest known fossil remains. We’re all getting older. Why drink plain old water when you can have something better? You are as old as you feel. boring old history books I met up with some old school friends. It’s not easy to break old habits. She was a woman grown old before her time. 她显得未老先衰。 She’s getting old—she’s 75 next year.她上年纪了，明年就 75 岁了。 These are some of the oldest trees in the world. Things were different in the old days. 从前的情况可不一样。 This carpet’s getting pretty old now. 这块地毯现在已经很旧了。 |