old adj. (-er; -est; 表示兄弟姊妹关系时用 elder; eldest)。 1.老,上了年纪的,年老的 (opp. young); 衰老的,老迈的;老成的;老练的;熟练的。 2.…岁的;…久的。 3.古时的,古代的 (opp. modern); 古老的,积年的,陈年的,多年来的,旧交的;熟悉的。 4.(opp. new) 过去的,过时的;旧的;破旧的;用旧了的;旧式的,陈腐的。 5.〔口语〕亲爱的,亲密的。 6.〔口语〕极好的〔通常用以加强其他形容词语气〕。 grow [get] old 老起来,上年纪。 How old is he 他多大岁数? He is eighteen years old. 他十八岁。 old in diplomacy 擅长外交。 an old bachelor 老独身汉。 old gaolbird 老囚犯;惯犯。 an old offender 惯犯。 an old friend 老朋友。 an old Oxonian 牛津大学的老校友。 old fashions 旧式。 old iron 废铁。 old jokes 陈腐的俏皮话。 old wine 陈年老酒。 the old country [home] 故乡。 the old thing (老)家伙。 I had a fine old time.〔口语〕过得非常愉快。 an old head on young shoulders 少年老成。 any old thing 〔俚语〕随便什么(东西)。 for an old song 非常便宜地。 for old sake's sake 因老交情。 in old time 在从前。 never too old to learn 活到老学到老;学无止境。 of old standing 多年的,由来已久的。 as old as the hill 很老。 old familiar faces 老相识(的人们)。 O- Lady of Threadneedle Street 〔英国〕 Bank of England 的别名。 old man of the sea 死缠着不走的人。 old ten in the hundred 高利贷。 the good old times (老人们所怀念的)过去。 the old gentleman =the old one 〔口语〕老头儿,父亲。 the old year 去年,就要过去的一年。 n. 1.古时,往时。 2.…岁的人[动物]。 3.[集合词]老年的人们;〔the old〕古物;令人怀念的往事[风俗(等)]。 the men of old 古代的人们。 four-year-olds 四岁的马。 as of old 仍旧,照旧。 from of old 自昔,早就。 in days of old 从前,以前。 of old 从前的,往时的;从前是,(老早)以前是;自古,从老早以前。 old and young=young and old 无论老少。
He exists , but to comprehend him is hard , the mason began again , not looking into pierres face , but straight before him , while his old hands , which could not keep still for inward emotion , turned the leaves of the book “他是存在的,可是难以理解他。 ”共济会员又说起话来,他的眼睛不是向皮埃尔的面庞,而是向他自己前面望去,那两只老年人的手翻动着书页,由于内心的激动,这双手不能静止不动。
Mr shan , an old hand at evaluating chinese firms , says the world bank is “ deluded ” : most chinese firms make little profit , their margins are being eroded , and their investment boom is being financed largely by lending from state - controlled banks 单伟建对中国企业了如指掌,他指出世行被数据的表面给“迷惑”了:事实上中国企业的利润越来越少,利润空间也越来越小,而企业的投资增长很大程度上依赖于向国有银行的贷款。
With her unquenchable high spirits and insatiable appetite , she was quite incapable of allowing anyone she was with to be bored for an instant , and was more than likely to be an old hand at ordering the eggs , cherries , milk , sauted rabbit and all the usual ingredients of the traditional lunch for which the countryside around paris is known 她整天兴致勃勃,加上她永远满足不了的胃口,有她作伴决不会有片刻烦闷,而且她还精通怎样去订购鸡蛋樱桃牛奶炸兔肉以及所有那些巴黎郊游野餐必不可少的传统食物。
He felt disposed to speak to the traveller , but by the time he had ready a question about the road with which to address him , the traveller had closed his eyes , and folded his wrinkled old hands , on one finger of which there was a large iron ring with a seal representing the head of adam . he sat without stirring , either resting or sunk , as it seemed to pierre , in profound and calm meditation 他很想和过路客人谈话,但当他要向他问问旅途情况的时候,过路客人闭上了眼睛,叠起他那双满是皱纹的老头儿的手,有个指头上戴着一只刻有骷髅图样的生铁制的大戒指,一动不动地坐着,也许是休息,皮埃尔觉得,过路人也许正在安闲地深思熟虑着什么事。