a hoary old joke
老掉牙的笑话
1.灰白的;(因年老)头发变白的,白发的
2.陈旧的,古老的
3.【动,植】生满灰白毛的
1.a hoary joke has been told many times before and is no longer funny
2.a hoary person is old and has white hair
1.Although he didn't usually care for that hoary aphorism, it now seemed to contain a miraculous solution to all his problems.
这一句陈腐的话，虽然平时他并不喜欢，但这时候他却觉得它是解决这一切问题的妙法了！
2.That hoary old chestnut should've been put to bed with the white australia policy.
这么老掉牙的东西还是和白澳政策一起塞到床底下去吧。
3.A hoary old man upon a mow-white horse shall pert the River Periron, and above the stream he will measure out a mill with his white rod.
一位头发灰白的老人在干草堆之上——白色的马会转移到佩里安河，他会在溪水上端用白杆调节着磨坊。
4.It also shows how the hoary old thesis and antithesis of genetics and upbringing combine in a most intriguing synthesis.
同时，论文也揭示了遗传学和抚育这一古老论题与其对立面如何在最复杂的综合体下发挥其综合作用。
5.Some of this looks quite unlikely, particularly the hoary promise to complete the trade round and the new one to reach a climate agreement.
其中一些承诺看上去很难兑现，尤其是完成多哈回合贸易谈判的老承诺，以及达成气候变化协定的新承诺。
6.Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.
要解决这个古老谜团，必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识，包括密码学、语言学和中世纪历史等。
7.It has good effect for alopecia and juvenile hoary hair, and has the functions of protecting hair and removing dandruff and antipruritic.
对于脱发和少年白发疗效较好。同时也可用作护发和去屑止痒。
8.a coat of hoary moss has gathered over the inscriptions of the mural monuments, and obscured the death's heads, and other funereal emblems.
墙上长了一层白苍苍的苔薛，非但上面的碑文不可读，连骷髅像和别的丧用标志都模糊不清。
9.Jostling against one another under the domination of desires, who will think of lenient hoary mother?
在欲望的支配下彼此倾轧，有谁想到仁爱年老的母亲？
10.If woman too too active Xiang Nan's person is kittenish, the man won't reject you, but won't arrive with your hoary head old.
如果女人太过主动地向男人献媚，男人不会拒绝你，但是不会与你白头到老。