详细解释:n. 以前, 往昔
a. 老的, 旧的, 古老的, 年长的, 老练的
相关词组:
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
词型变化:
名词:oldness形容词比较级:older最高级:oldest词意辨析:
ancient, old, antique这些形容词均含“古代的,古老的”之意。
ancient: 指很久以前发生或存在的事物。用于描述历史时,指远古时代。
old: 指长期以来一直存在着的事物,与times连用指古代,与days连用时指从前或旧社会。
antique: 指已经很古老或颇有古风的事物,一般都具有较高价值。英语解释:
名词 old:
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')形容词 old:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific ageof long duration; not new(used for emphasis) very familiarjust preceding something else in time or order同义词:previous