It may describe a person who has been known for a long time but is not necessarily old in years . 它也可用以指早已认识的人，但不一定年老。
The old sexton, leaning on a crutch, was taking the air at his cottage door . 那个年老的教堂管事，拄着一根拐杖，正在他的家门口呼吸新鲜空气。
Once an old peddler drifted in, selling wretched, ill-made nameplate signs . 有一次，一个年老的小贩溜了进来，他卖的是不值钱的做得很粗糙的姓名牌子。
If you are wise you will show it to the world more than you do before it fades . 你要是真通达世情的话，你一定不要等到年老色衰，就趁早儿大大地出出风头。
I preferred the elderly and discontented doctor, surrounded by friends and cherishing honest hopes . 我情愿做那个年老的，欲壑难填的博士，好友如云，情操高尚。
Straight, strong and hard, there was nothing in his appearance that spoke positively either of youth or of age . 他挺拔、健壮，从他外表的任何一处，都很难判断他年轻或年老。
As we marched past the madhouse, two or three elderly inmates gibbered and mouthed politely behind the railings . 当我们走过疯人院时，两三个年老的疯子在栏杆后面客客气气地嘟囔着一些毫无意义的话。
Every large firm faces the problem of providing work for employees who because of illness or age are no longer able to perform arduous physical labor . 每一家大企业都面临着给那些因病或年老而不能再从事艰巨的体力劳动的雇员安排工作的问题。
Books are a guide and entertainment for age 书籍是年轻时的向导，年老时的娱乐。
