the past and is now sometimes used in names and advertisements to give
Hie impression that sth is trad- itional (old的旧式拼法,现有时用于名称或广告,•以使
人感到某物是传统的):apub that tries to recreate
the _/Zavour o/oWe £ngkmd —家力图重现古英格兰风情的酒馆
olden /'auldan; NArriE 'ouldan/ adj. [only before noun] existing a long time ago in
the past 古老的;悠久的:
What
was H/e Wee in t/ie oWen days, Gran?从前的生活 是什么样奶奶?
,Old 'English (also .Anglo-'Saxon) noun [U] the English language before about
1150, very different from mod- em Engl丨sh古英语(大约公元1150年前的英语,与现代
英语极不1同)
,Old ,Eng画ish
'sheepdog./7〇wn a very large dog with very long grey
and white hair 寒格兰牧羊犬
.old-e'stablished
adj. [only before noun] that has existed for a long
time年代久远的;:古老的;悠久的
olde worlde
/.auldi
'W3:ldi; NAmE .ouldi 'W3:rldi/ adj. [usually before noun] (BrE, humorous)
(of a
place or its atmosphere 地方赛;其气氛)trying deliberately to seem old-fashioned (故意显得)古色古香的,古朴的:the olde worlde atmosphere of the tea room
with its log fire 壁炉f燃烧f木柴的茶室的古朴气氛
.old-'fashioned
^Kadj. {sometimes
disapproving)
1 not
modem; no longer fashionable 陈旧的;过时私;
不时髦的 pym dated : old-fashioned
clothes/styles/ methods/equfpment过时的衣服/式样/方法/设备 —compare fashionable 2 (of a
person A) believing in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas 保守 的;守旧的;迂腐 g : My parents are old-fashioned about rdarionsh扣cmd marriage•我父母对男女关系和
婚姻问题思想保守得很。
old flame noun a former lover 旧情人:S/ie met cm oZd/fame at the
party.她在聚会上遇至ij 了旧情郎。
old girl noun 1 old girl (fir£)
a woman who used to be a student at a particular school, usually a private one (通常指私立学校的)女校友2 ,〇ld'girl(/n/om7fl/,espe- c/fl//y 阶£) an old woman 老婆婆;老太太:The oW giri next door has
died隔壁的老太太去世了。
,Old 'Glory noun [NAm£] a name for the flag of the US 古老的荣耀(指美国国旗);星条旗
the ,old
'guard noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the original members of a
group or an organization, who are often against change (守旧的)元老派;保守决;卫道士
,old 'hand noun - (at sth/at doing sth) a person with a lot of experience and
skill in a particular activity 老
手;经验丰富的人;在行的人:She’s an oW hand at dealing
with the press.她是对付新闻界的一位老手。
,old 'hat noun [u] something that is old-fashioned and no
longer interesting陈腐的事物;过时的东西:Today’s Wts rapidfy become
oW haf.今日红极一而•的东西,很快
就#过时。
oldie /'auldi; NAmE 'ouldi/ noun
(informal) an old person or thing 老又;旧事物一see also golden oldie old-ish 广auldij; ouldiJV ad;/, fairly old 相当老的;
相当旧的
,old .‘lady nown a person’s wife or mother 老
婆;老妈
,old lag noun {BrE, informal) a person who has been in prison many times多次坐牢的乂;惯犯
,old 'maid noun (old-fashioned, disapproving) a woman who has never married and is now
no longer young
老$娘;老处女
,old 'man noun
{informal) a person's husband or
father
老么老爸
,old 'master noun 1 a famous painter,
especially of the I3th-l7th centuries in
,Old ’Nick /701//7 (oW-/tfs/?/ozifty,the Devil 魔
王;撒旦;魔鬼
,old 'people’s home (8r£) (also re'tirement home
NAmE, Brt) noun a place where old people live and are cared for养老院;敬老院
’old schoo丨 〇办 old-fashioned or
traditional 古老的;古
旧的;传统的>
,old school 'tie noun [Br£) 1 [C] a tie worn by
former students of a particular school, especially a private one (尤指私立学袷的)校友领带2 the old school tie [sing.] used to refer to the fact
of men who went to the same private school using their influence to help each
other at work or socially, and to the traditional attitudes they share (私立学校校友间的)相互关照,校友情谊,共同
继承的思想观念
,old 'stager noun (informal) a person who has great
experience in a particular activity 老手;老资格 old-ster /'auldsta(r); NAmE 'ould-/ noun
{informat) an old person荖人;老#
'old-style adj. [only before noun] typical of past fashions or
times老余知;陈腐的;迂腐兩:an old-style dress shop老派服装店◊ oW-sfyiepoHtics陈旧的政治观点
the
,Old 'Testament noun [sing.] the first part of the
Bible, that tells the history of the Jews, their beliefs and their relationship
with God before the birth of Christ ■■《七圣经〉旧约》一compare New Testament •old-time 〇办.[only before noun] typical of the past 昔日 的;过去的;旧式的:oW-tfmedancing古典舞蹈
.old-'timer
noun 1 a person who has been
connected with a club or an organization, or who has lived in a place, for a
long time老会员;老成员;老居民;老资格
的人 BBC1 veteran 2
(AMm£)
an old man 老人
,old
'woman noun 1 (informal, especially BrE) a person^ wife or mother 考婆;去妈
2 (8r£,a man who worries too much about things
that are not important像管家婆似的男人
the .Old 'World noun [sing.] Europe, Asia and Africa 旧世界(指欧洲、亚洲和非洲)一compare New
World 'old-world adj. [only before noun] (approving) belonging to past times; not modem 古.式的;非现代的:cm oZd-worW hotd with
character and charm --索风格典雅 的古式饭店.
ole /aul; NAmE oul/ adj. used in written English to repre- sent how
some people say the word ‘old’(用于书命英 语,代表有些人说old—词的方式)老的:My de/ncm iwed to work
there.我老爸曾在那儿做事。
ole /au'lei; NAmE ou-/ exclamation {informal, from Spanish) used for showing approval or happiness (表示赞成或
高兴)I好哇,哇
ole-agin-ous /.auli'aedsinas; NAmE ,〇〇-/ adj. (formal) covered in oil or grease or containing a lot of oil or grease涂油脂的;油腻的;油质的
ole-an-der
/,auli'aend0(r); NAmE ,ouli-/ noun
[C, u] a Mediterranean bush or
tree with white, pink, or red flowers and long pointed thick leaves 夹竹杉6 Ol-es-tra™ /D'lestra; NAmE ou'l-/ noun [U]
a substance which is used instead of fat in some foods 奥利斯特拉 油(食物油脂替代品)
'O level (also 'ordinary level) noun [C, U] (in
oli-garch /'Dligaik; NAmE 'a:laga:rk/ noun
a member of an oligarchy寡头政治家;寡头统治il团成员 oli-garchy /'Dligaiki; NAmE'a:ldga:rki/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [u] a form of government in which only a small
group of people hold all the power 寡头政治 2 [C+sing./pl.
v.] the people who hold power in an oligarchy 寡头统治集团 3 [C] a country governed by
an oligarchy 寡头统治的
-家
olive /'dItv; NAmE 'ailiv/ noun, adj. a noun 1 [C] a small green or
black fruit with a strong