The baby was only a few hours old.
婴儿才出生几个小时。
In those days most people left school when they were only fifteen years old.
那时候，大多数人上学只上到十五岁。
At thirty years old, he was already earning £40 000 a year.
他三十岁时已拿到 4 万英镑的年薪了。
two fourteen-year-old boys
两个十四岁的男孩
a class for five-year-olds(= children who are five)
为五岁儿童开的班
I didn't think she was old enough for the responsibility.
我认为她尚年轻，不足以担当此任。
How old is this building?
这座建筑已有多少年了？
He's the oldest player in the team.
他是队里年龄最大的队员。
She's much older than me.
她的年龄比我大得多。
to get/grow old
上年纪
The old man lay propped up on cushions.
老人靠在垫子上躺着。
She was a woman grown old before her time(= who looked older than she was) .
她显得未老先衰。
old habits
旧习惯
He always gives the same old excuses.
他总是重复那些老掉牙的借口。
This carpet's getting pretty old now.
这块地毯现在已经很旧了。
Things were different in the old days .
从前的情况可不一样。
I went back to visit my old school.
我重访了母校。
Old and Middle English
古英语和中古英语
We had more room in our old house.
我们原先的房子比较宽敞。
She's an old friend of mine(= I have known her for a long time) .
她是我的一个老朋友。
We're old rivals.
我们是老对头。
Good old Dad!
可爱的老爸！
You poor old thing!
你这可怜的家伙！
I hate her, the silly old cow!
我恨她，那个笨蛋老女人！
The old feel the cold more than the young.
老年人比年轻人怕冷。
1.老的,年迈的,衰老的;古老的,陈年的,由来已久的
2.(指年龄大小)...岁的,...久的
3.年龄较长的
4.老成的,老练的
5.过去的,旧的,原来的
6.熟悉的
7.旧式的,尤指语言
8.俗套的,过时的,尤指重复性的,使人反感的
9.破旧的,用旧了的
10.无用的,废的,指某物不再有用或不再处于良好状态,带贬义
11.对某人表示喜欢或关心
12.〈非正式〉重大的,不寻常的,用于加强语气
13.古朴的,古色古香的
14.凋零的
15.【地】形容水流流速放缓或开阔平坦的涝原
1.老的,年迈的,衰老的;古老的,陈年的,由来已久的
2.(指年龄大小)...岁的,...久的
3.年龄较长的
4.老成的,老练的
5.过去的,旧的,原来的
6.熟悉的
7.旧式的,尤指语言
8.俗套的,过时的,尤指重复性的,使人反感的
9.破旧的,用旧了的
10.无用的,废的,指某物不再有用或不再处于良好状态,带贬义
11.对某人表示喜欢或关心
12.〈非正式〉重大的,不寻常的,用于加强语气
13.古朴的,古色古香的
14.凋零的
15.【地】形容水流流速放缓或开阔平坦的涝原
1.老年人
2....岁的(人)
3.旧事物,旧风俗
1.sb. or sth. that is old has lived or existed for a long time
2.used for talking about the age of sb. or sth.
3.used for saying that sb. is not as young as other people
4.showing the understanding, wisdom, or behavior that results from long experience of life
5.belonging to an earlier period of sth. such as sb's life
6.familiar from past experience
7.existing before one or all of the other stages, forms, or instances of something, especially a particular language
8.annoyingly familiar, especially as a result of repetition
9.having existed or been used for a long time, especially if showing wear or age
10.used in a negative way about something that is not useful or in good condition any more
11.used for showing that you like sb. and care about them
12.<informal>used as an intensifier
13.ancient
14.reduced through erosion and weathering
15.[Geology]characterized by slower moving water and broad, flat floodplains
1.sb. or sth. that is old has lived or existed for a long time
2.used for talking about the age of sb. or sth.
3.used for saying that sb. is not as young as other people
4.showing the understanding, wisdom, or behavior that results from long experience of life
5.belonging to an earlier period of sth. such as sb's life
6.familiar from past experience
7.existing before one or all of the other stages, forms, or instances of something, especially a particular language
8.annoyingly familiar, especially as a result of repetition
9.having existed or been used for a long time, especially if showing wear or age
10.used in a negative way about something that is not useful or in good condition any more
11.used for showing that you like sb. and care about them
12.<informal>used as an intensifier
13.ancient
14.reduced through erosion and weathering
15.[Geology]characterized by slower moving water and broad, flat floodplains
1.an offensive term for people who have lived a long time
2.sb. of a particular age
3.things or customs that are old