| 单词 | old |
| 释义 | Word Frequency old(əʊld) adjective 1. having lived or existed for a relatively long time an old man an old tradition old wine an old house an old country 2. a. of or relating to advanced years or a long life old age b. (as collective noun; preceded by the) the old c. old and young 3. decrepit or senile 4. worn with age or use old clothes an old car 5. a. (postpositive) having lived or existed for a specified period a child who is six years old b. (in combination) a six-year-old child c. (as noun in combination) a six-year-old 6. (capital when part of a name or title) earlier or earliest of two or more things with the same name the old edition the Old Testament old Norwich 7. (capital when part of a name) designating the form of a language in which the earliest known records are written Old English 8. (prenominal) familiar through long acquaintance or repetition an old friend an old excuse 9. practised; hardened old in cunning 10. (prenominal; often preceded by good) cherished; dear: used as a term of affection or familiarity good old George 11. informal (with any of several nouns) used as a familiar form of address to a person old thing old bean old stick old fellow 12. skilled through long experience (esp in the phrase an old hand) 13. out-of-date; unfashionable 14. remote or distant in origin or time of origin an old culture 15. (prenominal) former; previous my old house was small 16. a. (prenominal) established for a relatively long time an old member b. (in combination) old-established 17. sensible, wise, or mature old beyond one's years 18. (of a river, valley, or land surface) in the final stage of the cycle of erosion, characterized by flat extensive flood plains and minimum relief See also youthful (sense 4), mature (sense 6)19. (intensifier) (esp in phrases such as a good old time, any old thing, any old how, etc) 20. (of crops) harvested late 21. good old days 22. little old 23. the old one noun ▶ USAGE Many people prefer to talk about older people rather than old people, and the phrase the old is best avoided altogether24. an earlier or past time (esp in the phrase of old) in days of old Derived forms oldish (ˈoldish) adjective oldness (ˈoldness) noun Word origin Old English eald; related to Old Saxon ald, Old High German, German alt, Latin altus high |
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