英 [əʊld] 美 [oʊld]
adj. （人）……岁的，（事物）存在……久的；年老的，年纪大的；衰老的；古老的，历史悠久的；陈旧的；过去的，从前的；原来（属于自己的）的；结识久的；<非正式>（表示亲昵）老……；（语言形式）古的，早期的；老派的，守旧的；老一套的，经历多次的
n. 老年人；某个年龄段的人；古时
【名】 （Old）（英）奥尔德（人名）
old /əʊld/ CET4 TEM4 [ older oldest ]
形容词 Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young. 年老的
...a white-haired old man.
…一位白发老人。
复数型名词 The old are people who are old. 老年人
...providing a caring response for the needs of the old and the handicapped.
…对老年人和残疾人的需要做出一个充满关怀的回应。
形容词 You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed. …岁的; …久的
He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old.
他3个月大的时候被父亲遗弃了。
How old are you now?
你现在多大了？
Bill was six years older than David.
比尔比戴维大6岁。
形容词 Something that is old has existed for a long time. 古老的
She loved the big old house.
她喜爱那座古老的大房子。
These books must be very old.
这些书一定年头很久了。
形容词 Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot. 破旧的
He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
他从他那条破旧的灯心绒裤子口袋里掏出了一串钥匙。
形容词 You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. 废弃的; 过时的
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather.
这条废弃的道路已消失在草丛和石南花中。
形容词 You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life. 从前 (拥有或珍惜) 的
I'll make up the bed in your old room.
我会把你以前房间的床铺收拾好。
I still have affection for my old school.
我对母校依然很有感情。
形容词 An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time. 多年的
I called my old friend John Horner.
我给老朋友约翰·霍纳打了个电话。
Mr. Brownson, I assure you, King's an old enemy of mine.
布朗森先生，我向你保证，金是我的夙敌。
形容词 You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know. (表示亲昵) 老…
习语 You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is. 随便的/非同一般的
Any old paper will do.
随便一张纸就行。
习语 In the old days means in the past, before things changed. 以前
In the old days, doctors made housecalls.
以前，医生们都上门看病。
习语 When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now. 过去的好时光
He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.
他常想起过去的好时光。那时，村里人都认识他，而且大家夜不闭户。
good old→seegood
to settle an old score→seescore
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
an old man's eagle mind ; his mother is very old ; a ripe old age ; how old are you?
of long duration; not new
old tradition ; old house ; old wine ; old country ; old friendships ; old money
(used for emphasis) very familiar
good old boy ; same old story
of a very early stage in development
belonging to some prior time
同义词： erstwhile(a) / former(a) / onetime(a) / quondam(a) / sometime(a)
(used informally especially for emphasis)
had us a high old time
老年-引用次数：998
It is very important to improve the health of the old people.
保障中老年人健康是刻不容缓的工作。
旧的
开环阻尼 (open loop damping)
是旧的（OLD），还是复古（vintage），抑或是古董（ANTIQUE），差得就不是一点点。
... colour（名词，颜色；动词，上颜色） old（旧的；老的） short（短的；矮的） ...
... 年轻的，幼小的;没经验的 n.青年人：young 年老的;…岁的;长时间的，老的;过去的：old 年度新闻人物;年度风云人物：man of the year ...
我感触不少(Many)的 老牌 ( Old )网站(Website)是一概牢靠的，有不同地位的朋友在的场合，都要保持微笑，体贴地招呼下那些内向的、不为人注意的、可能有点自卑感...
They were old army comrades.
他们是部队的老战友。
Old bones break easily.
老骨头容易骨折。
I'm fourteen years old.
我14岁。
Before the old man and old woman could stop it, the basket of babies was swept out of the boat.
VOA : special.2009.02.28
The Old Testament prophet had said, "All flesh is grass," an important verse for the new dispensation of Christianity.
旧约里说，“凡有血气的，尽都如草“,这是基督教教义新体系中的重要一条。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
It's a set of images that couldn't be more foreign or more alien to the prophetic mode of the Old Testament prophets.
这是一组不能再背离旧约先知的形象的,一组比喻了。
弥尔顿课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
He was twelve years old. Experts at the National Institutes of Health say good dental care starts at birth.
VOA : special.2009.03.11
When she was about four years old, she heard her mother struggling to play a piece of music on the piano.
VOA : special.2010.04.09
In February, a 20-year-old mother accused of sorcery was burned alive in a village market.
This harkens back to the old joke about long-only money managers always seeing bull markets.
"I'm sure everyone at Swansea would definitely want to keep him, " said the 19-year-old Allen.