牛津大學是一所老大學。

她唱了一首大家熟悉的老歌。

我的父親五十歲了。

他是詭計多端的老狐貍.

試比較old、 aged、 elderly、 ancient、 antique.

【記】※ old-年老的,bold-大膽的:年老的人比較大膽 ※ o-拼音“哦”,ld-拼音“老的”:哦,每個人都會老的

old adj (-er, -est) =>Usage at elder1 用法見elder1. 1 (with a period of time or with how 與表示一段時間的詞或how連用) of (a particular) age （某）年齡的 He's forty years old. 他四十歲了. At fifteen years old he left school. 他十五歲時中學畢業了. How old are you? 你多大歲數了? A seven-year-old (ie A child who is seven years of age) should be able to read. 七歲的兒童應當識字了. 2 having lived a long time; advanced in age; no longer young 老的; 年老的 Old people cannot be so active as young people. 老年人無法像年輕人那樣活躍. He's too old for you to marry. 他比你大得多, 你不宜嫁給他. What will she do when she is/gets/grows old? 她年老時要做什麼呢? 3 (a) having been in existence or use for a long time （存在或使用）很久的, 陳舊的 old customs, beliefs, habits, etc 一貫的風俗、 信仰、 習慣等 old clothes, cars, houses 舊衣物、 汽車、 房子 This carpet's getting rather old now. 這塊地毯現在很舊了. (b) [attrib 作定語] belonging to past times; not recent or modern 古老的; 古代的; 舊時的 old religious practices 古老的宗教活動 Things were different in the`old days. 在過去情況就不同了. 4 [attrib 作定語] known for a long time; familiar 早已認識的; 熟悉的 an old friend of mine, ie one I've known for a long time, but not necessarily old in years 我的老朋友（不一定年紀大） We're old rivals, ie We've been rivals for a long time. 我們是老對手了. 5 former; previous (but not necessarily old in years) 以前的, 從前的（不一定年代久遠） in my old job 在我以前的那份工作中 at my old school 在我從前的學校里 I prefer the chair in its old place. 我覺得這把椅子還是放在老地方好. We had a larger garden at our old house. 我們以前住的房子花園大. =>Usage 見所附用法. 6 [attrib 作定語] (infml or joc 口或謔) (used as a term of affection or intimacy 用作表示親昵或親密關系的用語) Dear old John! 親愛的約翰! Good old Angela! 可愛的安杰拉! You're a funny old thing! 你真是個活寶! 7 [attrib 作定語] (infml 口) (used for emphasis 用以加強語氣) Any old thing (ie Anything whatever) will do. 什麼東西都行. 8 (fml 文) having much experience or practice 有經驗的; 老練的 old in diplomacy 擅長外交事務的 an old trooper 老練的裝甲兵. 9 (idm 習語) `any old how (infml 口) carelessly; untidily 隨便地; 胡亂地 The books were scattered round the room any old how. 屋里到處亂放著書. a chip off the old block => chip1. a dirty old man => dirty1. for old times' `sake because of tender or sentimental memories of one's past 看在舊日情分上. the `good/`bad old days an earlier period of time (in one's life or in history) seen as better/worse than the present 過去的好[壞]日子 The friends met occasionally to chat about the good old days at school. 朋友偶爾相聚暢談上學時的大好時光. the grand old man => grand. have/give sb a high old time => high. money for jam/old rope => money. no fool like an old fool => fool1. of `old of, in or since former times 從前的; 過去; 自古以來: in days of old 在古時 We know him of old, ie have known him for a long time and so know him well. 我們老早就認識他. (as) old as the `hills very old; ancient 很老的; 古老的 This dress is as old as the hills. 這件連衣裙算是老古董了. ,old beyond one's `years more mature or wise than is usual or expected for one's age 超常的成熟或聰明. old `boy, `chap, `man, etc (dated infml 舊, 口) (used esp by older men of the middle a...

*[?uld]n. 以前, 往昔a. 老的, 舊的, 古老的, 年長的, 老練的相關詞組: be old enough to know better for old sake's sake from of old of old as of old old and young as old as the hills