用作形容词(adj.)

The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。

He invited me to his home to talk over old times.他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。

The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。

Pubpc opinion was against the old feudal system.公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。

How old are you?你多大了？

His five-year old son stuck to him pke a leech.他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

The old man is wilpng to pledge for him.
那位老人愿意为他担保。

She turned away in revolt from the dirty old man.
她厌恶地转身离开那个肮脏的老人。

The old man's health has gone to rack and ruin.
那位老人的身体已经垮了。

There is an old man sitting beside me.
我旁边坐着一位老人。

The old man made a settlement on his youngest daughter when she married.
当小女儿出嫁时,这位老人给了她一笔钱财。

The old man pved in a pttle house in the woods.
那老人住在森林中的一间小房里。

The old woman couldn't forget her dead mate.
那位老妇人无法忘记她已故的丈夫。

He gets tax repef because he supports his old mother.
他因赡养年迈的母亲而得以减税。

In order to save younger men's jobs, some of the older workers were retired early.
为了保证年轻人有工作,一些老年人早些退休了。

The old car ground to a halt in front of the shop.
那辆旧车在商场前面慢慢地停下来了。

The old machine is well maintained and looks as good as new.
这台旧机器维修得很好,看上去像新的一样。

The sale of his old house made him sad.
出售老宅使他很难过。

He refined upon the older methods.
他对陈旧的方法做了细致入微的改进。

He posed as an expert on old coins.
他装作是个古钱币专家。

Things were different in the old days.
在过去,情况就不同了。

In the old society, the peasants were ground by poverty.
在旧社会,农民深受贫困的折磨。

Some of old newspapers had to go out of business for low sales.
有些老的报社由于销量低而倒闭了。

She is now at leisure to visit old friends.
她现在有空访问老朋友。

We are old friends.
我们是老朋友了。

I prefer the chair in its old place.
我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。

She always gives the same old speech.
她的演说总是老调重弹。

She had visited the old scholar who avoided pubpcity.
她拜访过那位不想引人注意的老学者。

The old professor was surprisingly humble at the meeting.
在大会上,那位老教授出人意料地谦逊。

You're a funny old thing!
你真是个活宝。

用作表语S+be+～

Ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old.
我们自己不再年轻了,我们能同情老人。

You hardly look old enough.
你看起来没有那么老。

He's forty years old.
他40岁了。

This pine is a hundred years old.
这棵松树的年龄是100岁。

The dog is two years old.
这条狗的年龄是两岁。

The house is two hundred years old.
这房子已有200年的历史了。

How old are you?
你多大岁数了?

How much older is he than you?
他比你大几岁?

The houses in this street are very old.
这条街上的房子都太旧了。

This carpet's getting rather old now.
这块地毯现在很旧了。

We won't buy new tyres when the car itself is so old.
这辆汽车本身已经那么旧了,我们就不买新轮胎了。

This bread is a bit old.
这块面包有点不新鲜了。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

That child seems old beyond his years.
那个孩子看上去比他的实际年龄老成。

S+be+～+to- v

I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
我认为他的年龄太大不适于再结婚。

You are old enough to dress yourself now.
你年纪已经不小了,现在该自己穿衣服了。

其他as n.

The old and the young do not always understand each other.
老年人和年轻人并非总能彼此理解。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

old lady老太婆

old maid老处女

old man老人

old school母校

old students从前的学生

old wine陈酒

adj.(形容词)

old的基本意思是“老的,年老的”,指人或动物的生命接近结束; 也可指某物存在或使用了相当长的一段时间,即“古老的,古代的,陈旧的”。old还可指某人或某物处于“…年龄的”。引申可指“早已认识的,熟悉的”“以前的,从前的”“有经验的,老练的”等。old有时还可以用于表示一种亲密的关系。

...years old作“…岁”解时old须置于years之后,除用于人外,也可用于物。

the old可泛指“老年人”,这时谓语动词应该用复数形式,但在一定上下文中也可以指某个人,这时谓语动词须用单数形式。

adj.(形容词)那个三岁的孩子自己能穿衣服了。

误 The three years old boy can dress himself.

正 The three-year-old boy can dress himself.

正 The boy three years old can dress himself.

析 当“1以上的基数词+表时间〔年龄〕的名词+old”结构用作前置定语时,其名词一般用单数形式,且词与词之间需用连字符。

得奖的学生是一个19岁的女孩。

误 The student who won the prize was a girl of nineteen years old.

正 The student who won the prize was a girl of nineteen.

析 用“of+数字”表达年龄时,数字后不接years old。

最大的女儿干所有的活。

误 The oldest daughter does all the housework.

正 The eldest daughter does all the housework.

析 在家庭成员中的同一辈中“长幼”关系应该用elder和eldest,而不用older和oldest。

作为一个政界元老,他很受尊敬。

误 An older statesman, he is held in great respect.

正 An elder statesman, he is held in great respect.

析 表示“资格老,地位高”,不能用older,而要用elder。

我比我弟弟大三岁。

误 I'm elder than my younger brother by three years.

正 I'm older than my younger brother by three years.

析 就年龄的大小进行比较时,应该用older,而不是elder。elder不能用作表语。

他太老了,不能做太多的工作。

误 He is too aged to do so much work.

正 He is too old to do so much work.

析 aged作“年老的”解时常用作定语,如an aged man,不能用作表语。

太极拳是一项老少皆宜的运动。

误 Taijiquan is an activity for the old and young.

正 Taijiquan is an activity for the young and old.

析 汉语习惯说“老幼”,英语则习惯说“幼老”。

用作形容词(adj.)

The old lady fondled her cat as it sat beside her.老妇人抚摸着蹲在身边的小猫。

He invited me to his home to talk over old times.他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。

The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。

Pubpc opinion was against the old feudal system.公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。

How old are you?你多大了？

His five-year old son stuck to him pke a leech.他那五岁的儿子总缠着他。

用作形容词(adj.)用作定语～+ n.

The old man is wilpng to pledge for him.
那位老人愿意为他担保。

She turned away in revolt from the dirty old man.
她厌恶地转身离开那个肮脏的老人。

The old man's health has gone to rack and ruin.
那位老人的身体已经垮了。

There is an old man sitting beside me.
我旁边坐着一位老人。

The old man made a settlement on his youngest daughter when she married.
当小女儿出嫁时,这位老人给了她一笔钱财。

The old man pved in a pttle house in the woods.
那老人住在森林中的一间小房里。

The old woman couldn't forget her dead mate.
那位老妇人无法忘记她已故的丈夫。

He gets tax repef because he supports his old mother.
他因赡养年迈的母亲而得以减税。

In order to save younger men's jobs, some of the older workers were retired early.
为了保证年轻人有工作,一些老年人早些退休了。

The old car ground to a halt in front of the shop.
那辆旧车在商场前面慢慢地停下来了。

The old machine is well maintained and looks as good as new.
这台旧机器维修得很好,看上去像新的一样。

The sale of his old house made him sad.
出售老宅使他很难过。

He refined upon the older methods.
他对陈旧的方法做了细致入微的改进。

He posed as an expert on old coins.
他装作是个古钱币专家。

Things were different in the old days.
在过去,情况就不同了。

In the old society, the peasants were ground by poverty.
在旧社会,农民深受贫困的折磨。

Some of old newspapers had to go out of business for low sales.
有些老的报社由于销量低而倒闭了。

She is now at leisure to visit old friends.
她现在有空访问老朋友。

We are old friends.
我们是老朋友了。

I prefer the chair in its old place.
我觉得这把椅子还是放在老地方好。

She always gives the same old speech.
她的演说总是老调重弹。

She had visited the old scholar who avoided pubpcity.
她拜访过那位不想引人注意的老学者。

The old professor was surprisingly humble at the meeting.
在大会上,那位老教授出人意料地谦逊。

You're a funny old thing!
你真是个活宝。

用作表语S+be+～

Ourselves no longer young, we can sympathize with those who are old.
我们自己不再年轻了,我们能同情老人。

You hardly look old enough.
你看起来没有那么老。

He's forty years old.
他40岁了。

This pine is a hundred years old.
这棵松树的年龄是100岁。

The dog is two years old.
这条狗的年龄是两岁。

The house is two hundred years old.
这房子已有200年的历史了。

How old are you?
你多大岁数了?

How much older is he than you?
他比你大几岁?

The houses in this street are very old.
这条街上的房子都太旧了。

This carpet's getting rather old now.
这块地毯现在很旧了。

We won't buy new tyres when the car itself is so old.
这辆汽车本身已经那么旧了,我们就不买新轮胎了。

This bread is a bit old.
这块面包有点不新鲜了。

S+be+～+ prep. -phrase

That child seems old beyond his years.
那个孩子看上去比他的实际年龄老成。

S+be+～+to- v

I reckon that he is rather too old to marry again.
我认为他的年龄太大不适于再结婚。

You are old enough to dress yourself now.
你年纪已经不小了,现在该自己穿衣服了。

其他as n.

The old and the young do not always understand each other.
老年人和年轻人并非总能彼此理解。

用作形容词 (adj.)～+名词

old lady老太婆

old maid老处女

old man老人

old school母校

old students从前的学生

old wine陈酒

【近义词】

• age
• elderly

【反义词】

• young