elderly

英[ˈeldəli]美[ˈeldərli]

adj.年纪较大的，老人，老式的；

例句

An elderly woman rang up the police at the request of her neighbor.一个老太太应邻居的请求给**打了电话。

Some people looking after elderly parents have trouble with the role reversal involved.一些照看年迈父母的人在角色转变上有困难。

a vivacious elderly man一个具有孩子气的老人

It was a strange conjunction—the prim serious young Queen and the elderly,cynical Whig.那是奇特的组合——古板严肃的年轻女王和上了年纪、玩世不恭的维新*成员相组合。

It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。

There were several problems which tortured the elderly man.有几个问题折磨着那老人。

Mr. Lorry had been idle a lo and had just poured out his last glassful of wine complete an appearance of satisfaction as is ever to be found in an elderly gentleman of a fresh complexion who has got to the end of a bottle, when a rattling of wheels came u罗瑞先生已经悠闲了许久，刚带着心满意足的神情斟上*后一杯。这位因喝完了足足一瓶酒而容光焕发的老年绅士露出了完全满足的神态。此时那狭窄的街道上却响起了辚辚的车轮声，然后隆隆的车声便响进了院子。

He is getting elderly.他逐渐变老了。

The elderly man is quite energetic.这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。

Professionals like doctors, nurses, dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and clinical psychologists are working together at each centre to look after the various needs of the elderly.中心内不但有医生和护士，还有其他专业人员，包括营养师、职业治疗师、物理治疗师和临床心理学家，以照顾长者多方面的需要。

英语六级真题

Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly.

To encourage the young to take care of the elderly

Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers.

Typical users of online supermarkets include the elderly, people who work long hours and those without their own transport.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

年长的;上年纪的

You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old.

例句

ADJ-GRADED

老式的;老掉牙的

If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be.

例句

英汉词典释义

adj.

年纪较大的, 上了年纪的, 中年以上的

n.

the eldely老人；上了年纪的人

英英词典释义

Adjective

1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);