单词：old
音标：[әuld] ；
柯林斯词典等级：5 级；
牛津三千核心词汇；
n. 以前, 往昔
a. 老的, 旧的, 古老的, 年长的, 老练的
a. 老的, 旧的, 古老的, 年长的, 老练的
n. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
a. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
a. of long duration; not new
s. (used for emphasis) very familiar
a. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
a. of long duration; not new
s. (used for emphasis) very familiar
词型变化：名词复数形式 : olds ; 形容词比较级 : older ; 形容词最高级 : oldest
考试类型：[中考/高考]
考试类型：[中考/高考]
词性分布：
old的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。
- He invited me to his home to talk over old times.他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。
- The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。
- Public opinion was against the old feudal system.公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。
- How old are you?你多大了？
- His five-year old son stuck to him like a leech.他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- The old man is willing to pledge for him.那位老人愿意为他担保。
- She turned away in revolt from the dirty old man.她厌恶地转身离开那个肮脏的老人。
- The old man's health has gone to rack and ruin.那位老人的身体已经垮了。
- There is an old man sitting beside me.我旁边坐着一位老人。
- The old man made a settlement on his youngest daughter when she married.当小女儿出嫁时,这位老人给了她一笔钱财。
- The old man lived in a little house in the woods.那老人住在森林中的一间小房里。
- The old woman couldn't forget her dead mate.那位老妇人无法忘记她已故的丈夫。
- He gets tax relief because he supports his old mother.他因赡养年迈的母亲而得以减税。
- In order to save younger men's jobs, some of the older workers were retired early.为了保证年轻人有工作,一些老年人早些退休了。
- The old car ground to a halt in front of the shop.那辆旧车在商场前面慢慢地停下来了。
- The old machine is well maintained and looks as good as new.这台旧机器维修得很好,看上去像新的一样。
- The sale of his old house made him sad.出售老宅使他很难过。
- He refined upon the older methods.他对陈旧的方法做了细致入微的改进。
- He posed as an expert on old coins.他装作是个古钱币专家。
- Things were different in the old days.在过去,情况就不同了。
- In the old society, the peasants were ground by poverty.在旧社会,农民深受贫困的折磨。
- Some of old newspapers had to go out of business for low sales.有些老的报社由于销量低而倒闭了。
- She is now at leisure to visit old friends.她现在有空访问老朋友。
- We are old friends.我们是老朋友了。
- I prefer the chair in its old place.我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。
- She always gives the same old speech.她的演说总是老调重弹。
- She had visited the old scholar who avoided publicity.她拜访过那位不想引人注意的老学者。
- The old professor was surprisingly humble at the meeting.在大会上,那位老教授出人意料地谦逊。
- You're a funny old thing!你真是个活宝。
- Ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old.我们自己不再年轻了,我们能同情老人。
- You hardly look old enough.你看起来没有那么老。
- He's forty years old.他40岁了。
- This pine is a hundred years old.这棵松树的年龄是100岁。
- The dog is two years old.这条狗的年龄是两岁。
- The house is two hundred years old.这房子已有200年的历史了。
- How old are you?你多大岁数了?
- How much older is he than you?他比你大几岁?
- The houses in this street are very old.这条街上的房子都太旧了。
- This carpet's getting rather old now.这块地毯现在很旧了。
- We won't buy new tyres when the car itself is so old.这辆汽车本身已经那么旧了,我们就不买新轮胎了。
- This bread is a bit old.这块面包有点不新鲜了。
- That child seems old beyond his years.那个孩子看上去比他的实际年龄老成。
- I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.我认为他的年龄太大不适于再结婚。
- You are old enough to dress yourself now.你年纪已经不小了,现在该自己穿衣服了。
- The old and the young do not always understand each other.老年人和年轻人并非总能彼此理解。
常用短语
用作形容词(adj.)
any old how- 随便地,胡乱地 carelessly; untidily
- 很老的,古老的 very old; ancient
- 从前的,过去的,自古以来 in or since former times
- 比某人年龄大得多 significantly older than sb
- 已经长大该懂好歹了 old enough to act in a more sensible way than one did
词汇搭配
用作形容词 (adj.)
～+名词- old lady老太婆
- old maid老处女
- old man老人
- old school母校
- old students从前的学生
- old wine陈酒
经典引文
All my children have gone before me, I am so old.
出自：TennysonDelroy..bought his car last year before he was old enough to drive.
出自：Sunday ExpressI've been seeing a much older man who..only wants to be friends.
出自：Bella