基本介紹
old,a.,n.,用法,
old
a.
1. 老的,上了年紀的
Oxford is an old university.
牛津大學是一所老大學。
2. 舊的;破舊的
3. ...歲(的)
My father is fifty years old.
我的父親五十歲了。
4. 多年的,長時間的,舊交的
5. 以前的,原來的[Z]
He got his old job back.
他恢復了原來的工作。
6. 熟悉的,老一套的[Z]
None of that old excuse of yours!
別再搬出你那老生常談的藉口了!
7. 古代的,古時的;過時的
8. 【口】(用於稱呼前,表示親密)老...
n.
1. 古時,舊時
2. 舊貨,二手
1.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞
年老的；年紀大的；不年輕的 Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young. 【搭配模式】：the N
...a white-haired old man...
白髮老人
He was considered too old for the job.
他被認為年紀太大,不適合做這份工作。
用法
The old are people who are old.（總稱）老年人...providing a caring response for the needs of the old and the handicapped.
對老年人和殘疾人的需求予以關心照顧
2.ADJ 形容詞
（人）…歲的；（事物）存在…久的 You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed. 【搭配模式】：amount ADJ
He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old...
他3個月大的時候被父親遺棄了。
The paintings in the chapel were perhaps a thousand years old...
小教堂里的這些畫可能有1,000年的歷史了。
How old are you now?...
你現在多大了？
These weren't young kids, they were as old as I was...
他們不是小孩子，他們跟我一樣大。
Bill was six years older than David.
比爾比戴維大6歲。
3.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞
古老的；長久的；歷史悠久的 Something that is old has existed for a long time.
She loved the big old house...
她喜歡這幢古老的大房子。
These books must be very old.
這些書肯定有好些年頭了。
...an old Arab proverb.
一句古老的阿拉伯諺語
...her old habit of criticizing his speech...
她總是要對他的發言提出批評的老習慣
Ethnic tensions are an old problem here.
種族矛盾是該地區由來已久的問題。
4.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞
陳舊的；破舊的 Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot. 【搭配模式】：usu ADJ n
He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
他從破舊的燈芯絨褲子口袋裡掏出一串鑰匙。
...an old toothbrush.
一把舊牙刷
5.ADJ 形容詞
舊時的；過去的；從前的；過時的 You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else. 【搭配模式】：ADJ n
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather...
從前的那條路已經消失在雜草和歐石南叢中。
Although the old secret police have been abolished, the military police still exist...
雖然舊時的秘密警察業已廢除，但憲兵隊依然存在。
In the old Liberal party the peace movement was a powerful voice.
和平運動在過去的自由黨內呼聲很強。
6.ADJ 形容詞
原來（屬於自己）的；原先（生活中）的 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. 【搭配模式】：poss ADJ n
I'll make up the bed in your old room...
我會把你原來房間的床鋪整理好。
I still have affection for my old school...
我依然眷戀著母校。
Mark was heartbroken when Jane returned to her old boyfriend.
簡同前男友舊情復燃，這使馬克心都碎了。
7.ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副詞或介詞詞組修飾的形容詞
（朋友）相識已久的；（敵人）結有宿怨的；（對手）長期競爭的 An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time. 【搭配模式】：ADJ n
I called my old friend John Horner...
我給老朋友約翰·霍納打了電話。
Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine...
布朗森先生，我向你保證金是我的老冤家。
The French and English are old rivals.
法國人跟英國人是老對頭。
8.ADJ 形容詞
（表示親昵）老… You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know. 【搭配模式】：ADJ n
【語用信息】：feelings
【STYLE標籤】：INFORMAL 非正式
Are you all right, old chap?...
你還好嗎，老傢伙？
Good old Bergen would do him the favor.
好心腸的老伯根會幫他這個忙的。
9.PHRASE 短語
隨便哪個/不是隨便哪個 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. 【搭配模式】：PHR n
【語用信息】：emphasis
【STYLE標籤】：INFORMAL 非正式
Any old paper will do...
隨便一張舊報紙就行。
The portraits and sumptuous ornaments, and the gold clock, show that this is not just any old front room.
牆上掛的畫像、奢華的裝飾和那座金鐘都表明這可不是一間普普通通的客廳。
10.PHRASE 短語
以前；從前In the old days means in the past, before things changed. 【搭配模式】：PHR with cl
In the old days we got a visit from the vet maybe once a year.
以前，獸醫大概每年來我們這裡出診一次。
11.PHRASE 短語
往昔的好日子；過去的好時光 When people refer to the goodold days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.
他還記得村里人互相熟識、可以夜不閉戶的美好往昔。
12.PHRASE 短語
昔日的；往日的；古時的 If you talk about people or things of old, you are referring to people or things that existed long ago but which no longer exist, or no longer exist in the same form. 【搭配模式】：n PHR
【STYLE標籤】：LITERARY 文
...the warrior knights of old.
舊時驍勇善戰的騎士
...a programme of work to recreate the Sherwood Forest of old.
重現古時舍伍德森林的工程
