old
- IPA[ōld]
美式
- having lived for a long time; no longer young；made or built long ago
- 釋義
- 片語
形容詞
- 1. having lived for a long time; no longer young the old man lay propped up on cushions 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ made or built long ago the old quarter of the town 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ possessed or used for a long time he gave his old clothes away 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ US informal boring or tiresome, especially as a result of repetition or overfamiliarity I wish she'd shut up—it's getting old
- 2. belonging only or chiefly to the past; former or previous valuation under the old rating system was inexact 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ used to refer to the first of two or more similar things I was going to try to get my old job back 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ dating from far back; long-established or known we greet each other like old friends I get sick of the same old routine 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a form of a language) as used in former or earliest times.
- 3. of a specified age he was fourteen years old a seven-month-old baby
- ▪ a person or animal of the age specified a nineteen-year-old
- 4. informal used to express affection, familiarity, or contempt it gets the old adrenaline going “Good old Mom,” she said
