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| a chip off the old block n | informal, figurative (person: like parent) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 外表或性格酷似其父母中一个的人 wài biǎo huò xìng gé kù sì qí fù mǔ zhōng yí gè de rén |
| | He'll be a womanizer just like his father; he's a chip off the old block. |
| age-old adj | (ancient) | SCSimplified Chinese 古老的 gǔ lǎo de |
| | Hiram Bingham was the first outsider to view the age-old buildings of Machu Picchu. |
| age-old adj | (long-standing) | SCSimplified Chinese 已经存在很久的 yǐ jīng cún zài hěn jiǔ de |
| | I'll give you some age-old advice: "Neither a borrower nor a lender be". |
Anglo-Saxon, Old English n | historical (medieval language of England) | SCSimplified Chinese 盎格鲁-撒克逊语 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古英语 |
| | These works were originally written in Anglo-Saxon. |
| any old adj | informal (not special) | SCSimplified Chinese 随便的,任何的 suí biàn de ,rèn hé de TCTraditional Chinese 隨便的 |
| | Any old cloth will do for wiping your paintbrushes. |
any old way, any which way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) | SCSimplified Chinese 以任何方式 yǐ rèn hé fāng shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 任意地 yǐ rèn hé fāng shì,rèn yì de |
any which way, any old way adv | informal (haphazardly, randomly) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 随意地,杂乱地 suí yì de ,zá luàn de TCTraditional Chinese 隨意地 |
| | She used to load the dishwasher any which way. |
anyhow, any old how adv | informal (carelessly, without order) | SCSimplified Chinese 随随便便地 suí suí biàn biàn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 漫不经心地 suí suí biàn biàn de,màn bù jīng xīn de |
| | I was shocked to see Sara shove her expensive dresses into the wardrobe anyhow. |
| | 我看到萨拉把昂贵的礼服随随便便塞到衣柜里,感到很震惊。 |
banger, old banger n | UK, informal (old car) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧汽车 jiù qì chē TCTraditional Chinese 舊車 / 老車 |
| | Martin worked for a year to transform his banger into a racing car. |
beater, old beater n | US, informal (old car) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧汽车 jiù qì chē TCTraditional Chinese 舊車 / 老車 |
| | I've never had a new car before; I've only had old beaters. |
biddy, old biddy n | slang, pejorative (old woman) (俚语,轻蔑语) | SCSimplified Chinese 老女人, 老婆娘 |
centuries-old, centuries old adj | (hundreds of years of age) | SCSimplified Chinese 历史悠久的 lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 久远的 lì shǐ yōu jiǔ de ,jiǔ yuǎn de TCTraditional Chinese 久遠的 |
| 备注: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| | The couple married in a centuries-old Irish castle. |
| day-old adj | (made yesterday) | SCSimplified Chinese 昨天做的 |
| days of old npl | literary (ancient times) (文学用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 古时候 gǔ shí hòu TCTraditional Chinese 古時候 |
| | The minstrel sang a ballad about days of old. |
| dirty old man n | informal, pejorative (elderly, lecherous man) (口语) | SCSimplified Chinese 老色鬼,老淫棍 lǎo sè guǐ,lǎo yín gùn |
| | If you keep looking at her like that she'll think you're a dirty old man. |
| fifty-year-old n | (person: 50 years of age) | SCSimplified Chinese 五十岁 wǔ shí suì TCTraditional Chinese 五十歲 |
| | On average, a twenty-year-old sees three times better than a fifty-year-old. |
| fifty-year-old adj | (50 years of age) | SCSimplified Chinese 五十岁的 wǔ shí suì de TCTraditional Chinese 五十歲的 |
| | Joyce is a fifty-year-old woman. |
| get old vi + adj | informal (age, grow elderly) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 变老,上了年纪 biàn lǎo,shàng le nián jì |
| | You catch colds a lot easier when you get old. |
good old boy, good ol' boy, good ole boy n | US, informal (unsophisticated male) | SCSimplified Chinese 傻小子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 憨小伙 |
good old boy, good ol' boy, good ole boy n | US informal (male with strong support network) | SCSimplified Chinese 绅士 shēn shì TCTraditional Chinese 紳士 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 实诚人 |
| good old days npl | (past times viewed with nostalgia) | SCSimplified Chinese 过去的好时光 guò qù de hǎo shí guāng |
| | Some people miss those good old days when the pace of life was slower. |
| good old times npl | informal (nostalgic term: the past) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 过去的美好时光 guò qù de měi hǎo shí guāng |
| | My grandparents often talk about the good old times when they were young. |
| a grand old time n | informal (enjoyable experience, fun) | SCSimplified Chinese 美好的时光 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 精彩的体验 |
| | Oh, what a day that was! It was a grand old time. |
| grow old vi + adj | (age, become elderly) | SCSimplified Chinese 变老 biàn lǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老去 biàn lǎo,lǎo qù |
| | Most people's eyesight deteriorates as they grow old. |
| growing old n | (process of aging) | SCSimplified Chinese 变老 biàn lǎo |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 衰老 biàn lǎo,shuāi lǎo TCTraditional Chinese 衰老 |
| | Growing old is an unavoidable part of life. |
hoary, hoary old adj | figurative (saying: old, overused) | SCSimplified Chinese 古老的 gǔ lǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古旧的 gǔ lǎo de ,gǔ jiù de |
| | I'm so tired of that hoary phrase; can't they think of something new? |
| in days of old adv | literary (in ancient times) | SCSimplified Chinese 在过去 zài guò qù TCTraditional Chinese 在過去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在古代 zài guò qù,zài gǔ dài |
| | Knights would fight dragons in days of old. |
| in the good old days adv | (years ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 在美好的过去 zài měi hǎo de guò qù |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 在过去的好时光 zài měi hǎo de guò qù,zài guò qù de hǎo shí guāng |
| | In the good old days, you could buy Coca Cola for a nickel. |
in the old days, in the olden days n | (a long time ago) | SCSimplified Chinese 久远的时候 jiǔ yuǎn de shí hòu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 久远以前 |
| | In the old days, there were no colour televisions. |
maid, old maid n | (unmarried woman) | SCSimplified Chinese 老处女 lǎo chǔ nǚ TCTraditional Chinese 老處女 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老姑娘 lǎo chǔ nǚ ,lǎo gū niang |
| | Sarah was still a maid after all her friends were married. |
| of old adj | (belonging to the ancient past) | SCSimplified Chinese 古老的 gǔ lǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以前的 gǔ lǎo de ,yǐ qián de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 过去的 gǔ lǎo de ,guò qù de TCTraditional Chinese 過去的 |
| | In days of old, people believed that spirits inhabited plants and animals. |
| old age n | (latter stages of adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年 lǎo nián TCTraditional Chinese 老年 |
| | People often become forgetful in their old age. |
| | 人变老后往往会变得健忘。 |
| old age n as adj | (in latter stage of adulthood) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年人的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老人的 |
| | Declining health is an old-age issue for many people. |
| | 对许多人来说,健康状况下降是老年人应考虑的问题。 |
| old and worn adj | (showing signs of use) | SCSimplified Chinese 用旧的 yòng jiù de TCTraditional Chinese 用舊的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 破旧的 yòng jiù de ,pò jiù de TCTraditional Chinese 破舊的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老旧的 yòng jiù de ,lǎo jiù de |
| | It's time to throw out that old and worn pair of shoes. |
| old as the hills adj | informal (very old, ancient) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 非常古老的,老掉牙的 fēi cháng gǔ lǎo de,lǎo diào yá de |
| | That legend is as old as the hills. |
old as time, as old as time adj | (very ancient) | SCSimplified Chinese 年代久远的 nián dài jiǔ yuǎn de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古老的 nián dài jiǔ yuǎn de,gǔ lǎo de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 陈年的 nián dài jiǔ yuǎn de,chén nián de |
| | The natives claimed that the spirits there were old as time. |
| old bag n | slang, pejorative (ugly or unappealing woman) (俚语,轻蔑语) | SCSimplified Chinese 丑陋的老太婆,老婆子 chǒu lòu de lǎo tài pó,lǎo pó zi |
| | Shut up, you old bag! |
| old before your time adj | (seeming older than actual age) | SCSimplified Chinese 老得快的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 看上去老的 |
| the Old Bill npl | UK, slang (police) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 警察 jǐng chá TCTraditional Chinese 警察 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 警方 jǐng chá,jǐng fāng |
| 备注: Takes a singular or plural verb. |
| | The Old Bill have arrested Trevor for handling stolen goods. |
| Old Bill n | UK, dated, slang (police) (过时用语,俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 警察 jǐng chá TCTraditional Chinese 警察 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 警方 jǐng chá,jǐng fāng |
| 备注: Takes a singular verb. |
| | Daisy was working as a pickpocket when she was nabbed by Old Bill. |
| old boy n | US (adult man, especially from South) | SCSimplified Chinese 老兄 lǎo xiōng TCTraditional Chinese 老兄 |
| old boy n | (lively elderly man) | SCSimplified Chinese 老男孩 |
| old boy n | UK (alumnus) | SCSimplified Chinese 校友 xiào yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老生 |
| old buddy n | informal (affectionate term for a friend) | SCSimplified Chinese 老朋友 lǎo péng yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老伙计 lǎo péng yǒu,lǎo huǒ jì TCTraditional Chinese 老傢伙 |
| | My dog has been a wonderful old buddy! |
| old chap n | UK, informal (elderly man) | SCSimplified Chinese 老头 lǎo tóu TCTraditional Chinese 老頭 |
| | Those old chaps over there must have fought in the war. |
| | The old chap has been in poor shape recently. |
| old chap interj | UK, informal (male friend) | SCSimplified Chinese 老伙计 lǎo huǒ jì TCTraditional Chinese 老傢伙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老兄 lǎo huǒ jì,lǎo xiōng TCTraditional Chinese 老兄 |
| | Hello there, old chap. Long time, no see. |
| old chap n | UK, slang, figurative, euphemism (penis) (婉转语,指男子阳具) | SCSimplified Chinese 老二 |
| | I'm tired; I think I'll be keeping the old chap in my pants tonight. |
| old chestnut n | figurative (old saying, cliché) | SCSimplified Chinese 陈词滥调 chén cí làn diào TCTraditional Chinese 陳詞濫調 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老掉牙的故事 |
| the old country n | (immigrant's homeland) (移民) | SCSimplified Chinese 祖国 zǔ guó TCTraditional Chinese 祖國 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 故国 |
old days, olden days npl | (a past era) | SCSimplified Chinese 从前 cóng qián TCTraditional Chinese 從前 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以前 cóng qián,yǐ qián TCTraditional Chinese 以前 |
| | Nursing home patients like to reminisce about the old days. |
| old enough adj | (of sufficient age) | SCSimplified Chinese 年纪足够大的 nián jì zú gòu dà de |
| | You're only 15, you're not old enough to have your own credit card! |
| old fart n | pejorative (person: old, boring) (贬义) | SCSimplified Chinese 老家伙,老古董 lǎo jiā huo ,lǎo gǔ dǒng |
| | What would an old fart like you know about computers? |
| old flame n | informal, figurative (ex-lover) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧情人 |
| | Ron hooked up with an old flame after his girlfriend dumped him. |
old fogey, old fogy n | informal, pejorative (boringly old-fashioned person) (俚语,轻蔑语) | SCSimplified Chinese 思想陈旧的人,老古董,老古板,老夫子 sī xiǎng chén jiù de rén,lǎo gǔ dǒng,lǎo gǔ bǎn,lǎo fū zi |
| | You look like such an old fogey when you wear that bow tie. |
| old friend n | ([sb] one has known well for years) | SCSimplified Chinese 老朋友 lǎo péng yǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老友 lǎo péng yǒu,lǎo yǒu |
| | I love going to college reunions so I can see my old friends. |
| old geezer n | slang, pejorative (elderly man) | SCSimplified Chinese 老头 lǎo tóu TCTraditional Chinese 老頭 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老家伙 lǎo tóu ,lǎo jiā huo |
| | That old geezer who lives downstairs is always complaining about the noise. |
| old girl n | (female ex-pupil) | SCSimplified Chinese 老校友 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 女校毕业生 |
| old girl n | informal (elderly lady) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年女性 |
| Old Glory n | informal (USA national flag) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 美国国旗,美国星条旗 měi guó guó qí,měi guó xīng tiáo qí |
| | The veteran was brought to tears by the sight of Old Glory waving over the cemetery. |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (lecherous old man) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 老色鬼 lǎo sè guǐ |
| old goat n | figurative, pejorative, slang (objectionable old man) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 讨厌的老家伙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老不死 |
| old guard n | (long-time members of a group) | SCSimplified Chinese 长期成员 |
| old guard n | (people who resist change) | SCSimplified Chinese 保守派,保守势力 bǎo shǒu pài |
| old habits npl | (ingrained behaviour) | SCSimplified Chinese 积习,旧习 jī xí |
| an old hand n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | SCSimplified Chinese 老手 lǎo shǒu |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 经验丰富的人 lǎo shǒu,jīng yàn fēng fù de rén |
| | Listen to your father when it comes to the family business; he's an old hand. |
| an old hand at [sth] n | figurative, informal (experienced person) | SCSimplified Chinese ...的老手 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese ...技能熟练的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese ...经验丰富的人 |
| | You'll do well to follow his advice; he's an old hand at this business. |
| old hat adj | figurative, informal (old-fashioned, out of date) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧式的,过时的,陈腐的 jiù shì de,guò shí de ,chén fǔ de TCTraditional Chinese 舊式的,過時的 |
| old lady n | (elderly woman) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年妇女 lǎo nián fù nǚ TCTraditional Chinese 老年婦女 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老妇人 lǎo nián fù nǚ,lǎo fù rén TCTraditional Chinese 老婦人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老妇人 lǎo nián fù nǚ,lǎo fù rén TCTraditional Chinese 老婦人 |
| | Jim helped the old lady carry her heavy shopping bags home. |
| old lady n | informal (girlfriend, wife) | SCSimplified Chinese 妻子,老婆子 qī zǐ ,lǎo pó zi TCTraditional Chinese 妻子 |
| | My old lady will get upset if I go to the pub again tonight. |
| old lady n | informal (mother) | SCSimplified Chinese 母亲 mǔ qīn TCTraditional Chinese 母親 |
| | Frank drives his old lady to the bingo hall on Tuesday evenings. |
| old maid n | pejorative (mature spinster, unmarried woman) | SCSimplified Chinese 老处女 lǎo chǔ nǚ TCTraditional Chinese 老處女 |
| | A lot of women are afraid they'll be old maids if they aren't married by thirty. |
| old man n | (elderly male) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年男子 lǎo nián nán zǐ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老先生 lǎo nián nán zǐ,lǎo xiān shēng TCTraditional Chinese 老先生 |
| | The old man was slow to cross the street. |
| | 那位老人过马路很慢。 |
| old man n | informal (boyfriend, husband) | SCSimplified Chinese 丈夫, 老头子 |
| | My old man is still at work. |
| | 我丈夫还在工作。 |
| old man n | informal (father) | SCSimplified Chinese 父亲 fù qīn TCTraditional Chinese 父親 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 爸 TCTraditional Chinese 爸 |
| | Why don't you ask your old man if we can borrow his car tonight? |
| | 你为什么不去问问你爸今晚能不能借下他的车? |
| old master n | (great painter of the past) | SCSimplified Chinese 古代大画家 gǔ dài dà huà jiā |
| | Rembrandt and Leonardo da Vinci are considered to be old masters. |
| old money n | (family that has inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 贵族世家 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 家财万贯 |
| | The Farquhars are old money; the family have been wealthy since the time of Henry VIII. |
| old money n | (inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 继承的财富 |
| | The crumbling manor house and classic car were clear signs of old money. |
| old-money n as adj | (relating to inherited wealth) | SCSimplified Chinese 继承财富的 |
| | The Rockefellers are a famous example of an old-money family. |
| old money n | UK (pre-decimal currency) | SCSimplified Chinese 古钱 |
| Old Norse | (linguistics) | SCSimplified Chinese 古北欧语 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 古诺斯语 |
| old people npl | (elderly persons) | SCSimplified Chinese 老人 lǎo rén TCTraditional Chinese 老人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老年人 lǎo rén,lǎo nián rén |
| | Twice a week, my grandma goes to a club where she can chat to other old people. |
| old person n | (senior citizen, elderly individual) | SCSimplified Chinese 老年人 lǎo nián rén |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老人 lǎo nián rén,lǎo rén TCTraditional Chinese 老人 |
| | She was rather spry for an old person. |
| old salt n | slang (sailor) (俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 老水手,经验丰富的水手 lǎo shuǐ shǒu,jīng yàn fēng fù de shuǐ shǒu |
| | The old salt staggered from the inn back to his ship. |
| the old school n | figurative (tradition) | SCSimplified Chinese 保守派 bǎo shǒu pài |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老派 |
| 备注: hyphen used when term is an adj before a noun |
| | Davies belongs to the old school of sports commentators. |
old school, old-school adj | figurative (traditionalist) | SCSimplified Chinese 保守派的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老派的 |
| | He teaches the old-school method of boxing. |
| old style n | (typography) (文字设计) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧式风格 jiù shì fēng gé TCTraditional Chinese 舊式風格 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老式风格 jiù shì fēng gé,lǎo shì fēng gé |
| old-style adj | (old fashioned) | SCSimplified Chinese 老土的, 过时的 |
| the Old Testament n | (first half of Christian Bible) (圣经) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧约 |
| | God as described in the Old Testament is an angry and vengeful being. |
| old times npl | (a past era) | SCSimplified Chinese 过去 guò qù TCTraditional Chinese 過去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 以前 guò qù,yǐ qián TCTraditional Chinese 以前 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从前 guò qù,cóng qián TCTraditional Chinese 從前 |
| | In old times, doctors bled their patients in the belief that they were curing them. |
| old times npl | (shared past) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧时光 jiù shí guāng TCTraditional Chinese 舊時光 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老时光 jiù shí guāng,lǎo shí guāng |
| | Do you remember the good old times when we were young and full of life? |
old town, Old Town n | (city: historic part) | SCSimplified Chinese 老城 |
| | This restaurant has a beautiful view over the orange rooftops of Dubrovnik's Old Town. |
| the Old West n | (geography) | SCSimplified Chinese 老西部 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 西部时代 |
| old wives' tale n | pejorative (superstition, myth) | SCSimplified Chinese 无稽之谈 wú jī zhī tán TCTraditional Chinese 無稽之談 |
| | You don't catch a cold because your hair is wet: that's just an old wives' tale. |
| old woman n | (elderly lady) | SCSimplified Chinese 老妇人 lǎo fù rén TCTraditional Chinese 老婦人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老太太 lǎo fù rén,lǎo tài tài TCTraditional Chinese 老太太 |
| | Every day I see the same little old woman sitting on that park bench feeding pigeons. |
| the Old World n | historical (Europe, Africa, and Asia collectively) (过去对于欧洲、亚洲和非洲的合称) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧世界 jiù shì jiè TCTraditional Chinese 舊世界 |
| | The Americas have been settled by waves of people from the Old World. |
Old World, Old-World n as adj | historical (relating to Europe, Africa, and Asia) (指欧、亚、非三洲) | SCSimplified Chinese 旧世界 jiù shì jiè TCTraditional Chinese 舊世界 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 旧大陆 |
| old-fashioned adj | (outmoded, dated) | SCSimplified Chinese 过时的 guò shí de TCTraditional Chinese 過時的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 老式的 guò shí de ,lǎo shì de |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 守旧的 guò shí de ,shǒu jiù de TCTraditional Chinese 守舊的 |
| | My parents' views on marriage are very old-fashioned. |
| | 我父母的婚姻观非常守旧。 |
| old-looking adj | (appear older than age) | SCSimplified Chinese 老相的,显老的 xiǎn lǎo de TCTraditional Chinese 顯老的 |
old-people's home, old people's home n | potentially offensive (nursing home) (可能具有冒犯性) | SCSimplified Chinese 养老院 yǎng lǎo yuàn TCTraditional Chinese 養老院 |
| old-time adj | (old-fashioned) | SCSimplified Chinese 过时的 guò shí de TCTraditional Chinese 過時的 |