单词	codger
释义	codger noun cod·​ger ˈkä-jər  : an often mildly eccentric and usually elderly fellow old codger Synonyms character crack crackbrain crackpot crank eccentric flake fruitcake head case kook nut nutcase nutter [British slang] oddball oddity original quiz screwball weirdo zany See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Her father is a feisty old codger. just an old codger who never harmed anyone Recent Examples on the Web In Coen’s adaptation, Hunter also plays the Old Man outside Macbeth’s castle, which suggests that the witches have shape-shifted into an old codger. Henry Alford, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2022 Beyond the visual shock of St. Helen’s outburst and resultant devastation, my most vivid memory is that of an 83-year-old codger named Harry R. Truman. oregonlive, 18 May 2020 But even this codger of a galaxy knows how to get glitzy for the holidays. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2019 Related Stories Crabby but sensible old codger Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) has amassed a fortune from his career as a prolific writer of mysteries. Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 26 Nov. 2019 Sinatra, a rather touchy and somewhat bigoted codger in these pages, earned as much as $100,000 a week for his residency at Caesars Palace. The Economist, 11 July 2019 The devilish old codger and said father, Jack (Christopher Plummer), recently ousted from his nursing home for incorrigible weed-dealing. Shana Feste, New York Times, 21 June 2018 Jack gets back in touch with various smiling old codgers from his youth (Christopher Lloyd and Peter Fonda). Justin Chang, latimes.com, 21 June 2018 Yet the old codgers of tech—or any industry—that are able to rejigger themselves and get moving again are the more impressive heroes, turning the clichéd aircraft carrier. Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, 15 June 2018 See More Word History Etymology probably alteration of cadger First Known Use circa 1738, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition codger noun cod·​ger ˈkä-jər  : an odd or cranky man codger noun as in eccentric a person of odd or whimsical habits just an old codger who never harmed anyone Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance eccentric character kook original weirdo oddball crank screwball crackpot maverick nutter fruitcake geezer flake nut zany nutcase odd duck bohemian oddity freak crackbrain coot quiz rarity head case piece of work crack quixote nonconformist curio fantast fantastico Antonyms & Near Antonyms sheep conformist follower conformer
随便看	try try (out) try (something) on for size try as one might try back try cock try every trick in the book try for try for a baby try for point try gun try it on try me try on try on for size try one's best try one's best/hardest try one's damnedest try one's hand try one's hand (at) try one's hand at try one's hardest try one's luck try out try someone's patience

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