old是什么意思
详细释义
- 古老的，老的，古代的
- 原来的，过去的，从前的，原先的
- 陈旧的，旧的
- 相识时间长的，结识久的，熟悉的
- 表示亲昵或不拘礼节
- 年纪大的，不年轻的
- 存在时间长的
- 古时
- 旧时，往时，以前，往昔
- ...岁的人
- 老年的人们
- 古物，旧事物
- 令人怀念的往事
- 变老
双解释义
- 老的,年老的 having lived a long time; advanced in age; no longer young
- 古老的,古代的,陈旧的 belonging to past times; not recent or modern
- …年龄的 of a particular age
- [A]早已认识的,熟悉的 known for a long time; familiar
- [A]以前的,从前的 former; previous
- [A]有经验的,老练的 having much experience or practice
英英释义
- past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old)
- (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age;
"his mother is very old" "a ripe old age" "how old are you?"
- of long duration; not new;
"old tradition" "old house" "old wine" "old country" "old friendships" "old money"
- (used for emphasis) very familiar;
"good old boy" "same old story"
- skilled through long experience;
"an old offender" "the older soldiers"
- belonging to some prior time;
"erstwhile friend" "our former glory" "the once capital of the state" "her quondam lover"
- (used informally especially for emphasis);
"a real honest-to-god live cowboy" "had us a high old time" "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
- of a very early stage in development;
"Old English is also called Anglo Saxon" "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
- just preceding something else in time or order;
"the previous owner" "my old house was larger"
组词搭配
- old lady老太婆
- old maid老处女
- old man老人
- old school母校
- old students从前的学生
- old wine陈酒
例句
- The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。
- He invited me to his home to talk over old times.他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。
- The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。
- Public opinion was against the old feudal system.公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。
- How old are you?你多大了？
- His five-year old son stuck to him like a leech.他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。
词语用法
- 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。
常见错误
- 那个三岁的孩子自己能穿衣服了。
误 The three years old boy can dress himself.
正 The three-year-old boy can dress himself.
正 The boy three years old can dress himself.
析 当“1以上的基数词+表时间〔年龄〕的名词+old”结构用作前置定语时,其名词一般用单数形式,且词与词之间需用连字符。
得奖的学生是一个19岁的女孩。误 The student who won the prize was a girl of nineteen years old.
正 The student who won the prize was a girl of nineteen.
析 用“of+数字”表达年龄时,数字后不接years old。
最大的女儿干所有的活。误 The oldest daughter does all the housework.
正 The eldest daughter does all the housework.
析 在家庭成员中的同一辈中“长幼”关系应该用elder和eldest,而不用older和oldest。
作为一个政界元老,他很受尊敬。误 An older statesman, he is held in great respect.
正 An elder statesman, he is held in great respect.
析 表示“资格老,地位高”,不能用older,而要用elder。
我比我弟弟大三岁。误 Im elder than my younger brother by three years.
正 Im older than my younger brother by three years.
析 就年龄的大小进行比较时,应该用older,而不是elder。elder不能用作表语。
他太老了,不能做太多的工作。误 He is too aged to do so much work.
正 He is too old to do so much work.
析 aged作“年老的”解时常用作定语,如an aged man,不能用作表语。
太极拳是一项老少皆宜的运动。误 Taijiquan is an activity for the old and young.
正 Taijiquan is an activity for the young and old.
析 汉语习惯说“老幼”,英语则习惯说“幼老”。