old adj. (-er; -est; 表示兄弟姊妹关系时用 elder; eldest)。 1.老,上了年纪的,年老的 (opp. young); 衰老的,老迈的;老成的;老练的;熟练的。 2.…岁的;…久的。 3.古时的,古代的 (opp. modern); 古老的,积年的,陈年的,多年来的,旧交的;熟悉的。 4.(opp. new) 过去的,过时的;旧的;破旧的;用旧了的;旧式的,陈腐的。 5.〔口语〕亲爱的,亲密的。 6.〔口语〕极好的〔通常用以加强其他形容词语气〕。 grow [get] old 老起来,上年纪。 How old is he 他多大岁数? He is eighteen years old. 他十八岁。 old in diplomacy 擅长外交。 an old bachelor 老独身汉。 old gaolbird 老囚犯;惯犯。 an old offender 惯犯。 an old friend 老朋友。 an old Oxonian 牛津大学的老校友。 old fashions 旧式。 old iron 废铁。 old jokes 陈腐的俏皮话。 old wine 陈年老酒。 the old country [home] 故乡。 the old thing (老)家伙。 I had a fine old time.〔口语〕过得非常愉快。 an old head on young shoulders 少年老成。 any old thing 〔俚语〕随便什么(东西)。 for an old song 非常便宜地。 for old sake's sake 因老交情。 in old time 在从前。 never too old to learn 活到老学到老;学无止境。 of old standing 多年的,由来已久的。 as old as the hill 很老。 old familiar faces 老相识(的人们)。 O- Lady of Threadneedle Street 〔英国〕 Bank of England 的别名。 old man of the sea 死缠着不走的人。 old ten in the hundred 高利贷。 the good old times (老人们所怀念的)过去。 the old gentleman =the old one 〔口语〕老头儿,父亲。 the old year 去年,就要过去的一年。 n. 1.古时,往时。 2.…岁的人[动物]。 3.[集合词]老年的人们;〔the old〕古物;令人怀念的往事[风俗(等)]。 the men of old 古代的人们。 four-year-olds 四岁的马。 as of old 仍旧,照旧。 from of old 自昔,早就。 in days of old 从前,以前。 of old 从前的,往时的;从前是,(老早)以前是;自古,从老早以前。 old and young=young and old 无论老少。
She ' s this funny old irish lady named mrs . connelly , 她是一个很有趣的爱尔兰老妇人康奈利夫人
Her veil was made from 100 - year - old irish lace 她的面纱是用有着一百年历史的爱尔兰饰带制成的。
She ' s this funny old irish iady named mrs . connelly , 她是个风趣可爱的爱尔兰老太太她叫connelly小姐,
Written literature in old irish dates from the sixth century 用古爱尔兰语写成的文学作品,可追溯到6世纪。
This comes from an old irish story about a man jack who was very stingy 这个传统来自于一个古老的爱尔兰故事,与一个名叫杰克的小气鬼有关
That s very interesting because that brother motive , don t you know , we find also in the old irish myths “那非常有趣儿。因为,要知道,在爱尔兰传说中,我们也能找到弟兄这一主题。
" may god starve ye yet , " yelled an old irish woman , who now threw open a nearby window and stuck out her head “愿上帝饿死你们, ”一个爱尔兰老太婆喊道,这时她打开附近的一扇窗户,伸出头来。
This mixture is made from an old irish recipe dating back to 1880 and is one of the finest tobaccos smoked in the time of sherlock holmes 福尔摩斯十九世纪八十年代流传下来的一条老方,福尔摩斯时代的佳品。
Her veil was made from 100 - year - old irish lace . prince frederik , 35 , in a formal danish naval uniform , was visibly moved by the occasion , wiping away tears as he smiled , waiting for his bride 35岁的弗雷德里克王储穿着一身正式的丹麦海军服,他显然是被这一时刻深深打动了,他微笑着拭去眼泪,等候新娘的到来。
All those who are interested in the spread of human culture among the lower animals and their name is legion should make a point of not missing the really marvellous exhibition of cynanthropy given by the famous old irish red wolfdog setter formerly known by the sobriquet of garryowen and recently rechristened by his large circle of friends and acquaintances owen garry 凡是关心对下等动物它们数目众多241传播人类文化者,切不可漏掉这条著名的爱尔兰老塞特种红毛狼狗。先前它曾以“加里欧文”这一外号闻名,新近在它那范围很广的熟人朋友的圈子内,又被改名为欧文加里242了。