| 单词 | antique |
| 释义 | antique (once / 216 pages) adjnv An antique is an old-fashioned thing, like a lamp from the sixties. Anything antique is old or at least old-ish. When you see the word antique, you know you're not going to hear about anything new or young. An antique is a nice, old piece of furniture, that's usually been well taken care of and costs more than something new. Shopping for antiques is called antiquing. Outside of antique shops, calling anything antique means it's out-of-date and useless — so if you wanted to be mean, you could call your grandparents antiques. WORD FAMILYantique: antiquate, antiqued, antiquely, antiques, antiquing, antiquity+/antiquate: antiquated, antiquates, antiquating/antiquity: antiquities USAGE EXAMPLESFor many people, it’s less about general antiques and more about interest in one particular collection. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) The antique maps of Connecticut’s largest city that previously adorned his office are back on the walls. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) The auction of legally obtained ivory antiques, under "strict supervision", will also be allowed after obtaining authorization. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) 1adj made in or typical of earlier times and valued for its age the beautiful antique French furniture Syn old of long duration; not new 2adj belonging to or lasting from times long ago the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness Syn age-old old of long duration; not new 3adj out of fashion a suit of rather antique appearance Syn demode, ex, old-fashioned, old-hat, outmoded, passe, passee unfashionable, unstylish not in accord with or not following current fashion 4n any piece of furniture or decorative object or the like produced in a former period and valuable because of its beauty or rarity Hyper antiquity an artifact surviving from the past 5n an elderly man Syn|Hyper gaffer, old geezer, old-timer, oldtimer Methuselah, graybeard, greybeard, old man a man who is very old 6v give an antique appearance to antique furniture Syn|Hyper antiquate alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 7v shop for antiques We went antiquing on Saturday Hyper browse, shop shop around; not necessarily buying |
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