old /əʊld/ CET4 TEM4 ( older, oldest )

• 1. 

  ADJ Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young. 年老的

  例：

  ...a white-haired old man.

  …一位白发老人。

• 2. 

  N-PLURAL The old are people who are old. 老年人

  例：

  ...providing a caring response for the needs of the old and the handicapped.

  …对老年人和残疾人的需要做出一个充满关怀的回应。

• 3. 

  ADJ You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed. …岁的; …久的

  例：

  He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old.

  他3个月大的时候被父亲遗弃了。

  例：

  How old are you now?

  你现在多大了？

  例：

  Bill was six years older than David.

  比尔比戴维大6岁。

• 4. 

  ADJ Something that is old has existed for a long time. 古老的

  例：

  She loved the big old house.

  她喜爱那座古老的大房子。

  例：

  These books must be very old.

  这些书一定年头很久了。

• 5. 

  ADJ Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot. 破旧的

  例：

  He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.

  他从他那条破旧的灯心绒裤子口袋里掏出了一串钥匙。

• 6. 

  ADJ You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. 废弃的; 过时的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.

  这条废弃的道路已消失在草丛和石南花中。

• 7. 

  ADJ You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life. 从前 (拥有或珍惜) 的 [poss ADJ n]

  例：

  I'll make up the bed in your old room.

  我会把你以前房间的床铺收拾好。

  例：

  I still have affection for my old school.

  我对母校依然很有感情。

• 8. 

  ADJ An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time. 多年的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  I called my old friend John Horner.

  我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了个电话。

  例：

  Mr. Brownson, I assure you, King's an old enemy of mine.

  布朗森先生，我向你保证，金是我的夙敌。

• 9. 

  ADJ You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know. (表示亲昵) 老… [英国英语] [非正式]

• 10. 

  PHRASE You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is. 随便的/非同一般的 [非正式]

  例：

  Any old paper will do.

  随便一张纸就行。

• 11. 

  PHRASE In the old days means in the past, before things changed. 以前

  例：

  In the old days, doctors made housecalls.

  以前，医生们都上门看病。

• 12. 

  PHRASE When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now. 过去的好时光

  例：

  He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.

  他常想起过去的好时光。那时，村里人都认识他，而且大家夜不闭户。

• 13. 

  good old →see good

• 14. 

  to settle an old score →see score