old
/ˈoʊld/ 形容词 A1中文： 岁、前、过时的、旧
- Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time. · an old abandoned building· an old friend
- Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years. · a wrinkled old man
- Of a perishable item, having existed for most of, or more than, its shelf life. · an old loaf of bread
- Of a species or language, belonging to a lineage that is distantly related to others. · the ginkgo is one of the oldest living trees· Basque is the oldest language in Europe
- Having been used and thus no longer new or unused. · I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
- Having existed or lived for the specified time. · How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.· My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
- Former, previous. · My new car is not as good as my old one. a school reunion for Old Etonians
- That is no longer in existence. · The footpath follows the route of an old railway line.
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“But then,” thought Alice, “shall I _never_ get any older than I am now?
That’ll be a comfort, one way—never to be an old woman—but then—always to have lessons to learn!
Some of the birds hurried off at once: one old Magpie began wrapping itself up very carefully, remarking, “I really must be getting home; the night-air doesn’t suit my throat!” and a Canary called out in a trembling voice to its children, “Come away, my dears!
“What a pity it wouldn’t stay!” sighed the Lory, as soon as it was quite out of sight; and an old Crab took the opportunity of saying to her daughter “Ah, my dear!
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