old

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adj.（多少）岁，年纪大的，陈旧的，古老的，从前的，原来的，结识久的，（表示亲昵）老…；

比较级：older;

*高级：oldest;

英语六级真题

Much of the waste is discarded rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.

The old days of the Antarctic being dominated by the interests and wishes of white men from European, Australasian and North American states are over, said Klaus Dodds, a politics scholar at the University of London who specialises in Antarctica.

Meanwhile, emerging technologies – the drones, 3D printers and smart-home devices of the world – now seem a bit too old to be called the next big thing.

There's an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talk about insurance.

"There's an old saying in the space world: amateurs talk about technology, professionals talk about insurance."

Electronics giants like Best Buy and Samsung have provided e-waste take-back programs over the past few years, which aim to refurbish (翻新) old electronic components and parts into new products.

Environmental conscientiousness isn't always enough to make customers recycle old goods.

For instance, DeWalt discovered that many contractors were holding on to their old tools, even if they no longer worked, because they were expensive purchases and it was hard to justify bringing them in to recycle.

historian Paul Lovejoy relates that the cultivation of kola nuts in West Africa is hundreds of years old.

If a fellow says "I'm 94 years old and I worked all my life", we need to realize, that is how he got to be 94, by staying involved.

If you are a manufacturer who relies on outside distributors, then retailers are the ideal partner for collecting old products.

In 2009 an old Russian craft slammed into a communications satellite, creating a cloud of hundreds of pieces of debris and putting other hardware at risk.

Instead of discarding their old worn-out jeans, customers bring them in to be renewed.

Instead of trying to refine old formulas, they invent new ones.

Isn't the issue how old we think we are?

Power tool maker DeWalt partners with companies, such as Lowes and Napa Auto Parts, to collect old tools at their stores for recycling.

since the launch of its program, Best Buy changed its policy to add a $25 fee for recycling old televisions in order to keep the program going.

Sometimes the old stuff just works better or more efficiently.

The average age of farmers hovers around 58 years old, but he is just 26.

The old days of the Antarctic being dominated by the interests and wishes of white men from European, Australasian and North American states are over, "said Klaus Dodds, a politics scholar at the University of London who specialises in Antarctica.

The Old Order Amish, who arrived on American shores in colonial times, have survived in the modern world in distinctive, small communities.

The robotics revolution is set to bring humans face to face with an old fear—man-made creations as smart and capable as we are but without a moral compass.

The studies also ran up against many methodological challenges, the biggest of which centered on the old statistical saying, "Correlation does not equal causation."

To motivate visitors to bring in more old shoes, Adidas Brazil promotes the program in stores by showing videos to educate customers, and it even offers a discount each time a customer brings in an old pair of shoes.

"We're bringing new blood into the old, conventional farming ecosystem, which is really cool to see," Collins explains.

When Katlyn Burbidge's son was 6 years old, he was performing some ridiculous song and dance typical of a first-grader.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

ADJ-GRADED

年老的；年纪大的；不年轻的

Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young.

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ADJ

（人）…岁的；（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.

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ADJ-GRADED

古老的；长久的；历史悠久的

Something that is old has existed for a long time.

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ADJ-GRADED

陈旧的；破旧的

Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot.

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ADJ

旧时的；过去的；从前的；过时的

You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.

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ADJ

原来（属于自己）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.

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ADJ-GRADED

（朋友）相识已久的；（敌人）结有宿怨的；（对手）长期竞争的

An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time.

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ADJ

（表示亲昵）老…

You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know.

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PHRASE

随便哪个/不是随便哪个

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.

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PHRASE

以前；从前

In the old days means in the past, before things changed.

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PHRASE

往昔的好日子；过去的好时光

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.

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PHRASE

昔日的；往日的；古时的

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.

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英汉词典释义

adj.

老的; 年老的

古老的; 古代的, 陈旧的

…年龄的; …岁的

早已认识的; 熟悉的

以前的; 从前的

有经验的, 老练的

（用于指称被替代的东西） 原来的，原先的

（表示亲昵或不拘礼节）

相识时间长的；结识久的

英英词典释义

Noun

1. past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')

Adjective

1. (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby';

2. of long duration; not new;

3. of an earlier time;

4. (used for emphasis) very familiar;

5. lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new;

6. just preceding something else in time or order;

7. old in experience;

8. used informally especially for emphasis;

行业词典

法律： 年老；