1388
the past and is now sometimes used in names
and advertisements to give the impression that sth is traditional (oidwiH^s,
ftfc(ft..) : a pub that tries to recreate
the flavour ofolde
olden /‘auldan; NAmE 'ouldan/ ad/'. [only before
noun] existing a long time ago in the past A 3-; (ft; 1& X (ft: What
was life like in the olden days, Gran? (ft A/S
mm?
,Old
'English (also .Anglo-'Saxon)
noun [U] the English language
before about 1150, very different from modern English ( XW&jt 1150
)
.Old
.English 'sheepdog noun a very large dog with very long grey and white hair old-e stablished adj. [only before noun] that has
existed for a long time ^ftAS(ft;
olde worlde /.auldi 'W3ildi; NAmE .ouldi 'W3:rldi/ adj. [usually
before noun] (BrE, humorous) (of a place or its atmosphere A M ^ H M.) trying deliberately to seem
old-fashioned ( ‘fi'thW:
the
olde worlde atmosphere of the
tea room with its log fire
.old-'fashioned
<H»ad/.
(sometimes disapproving)
1 not modem; no longer fashionable |0 (ft; ji$f(ft;
A Eft dated
: old-fashioned clothes/styles/
methods/equipment j± /. *£ # / A A / i&
— compare fashionable 2 (of a person A) believing
in old or traditional ways; having traditional ideas A (ft ;
A10 (ft ; ii M (ft : My parents are old-fashioned about relationships
and marriage.
.old
'flame noun a former lover 10'If A: She met an old flame at the party. T10'If fill0
old girl noun 1 old girl (BrE) a woman who used to be a student
at a particular school, usually a private one ( 2
old ’girl {informal, especially BrE) an old woman A A: The old girl
next door has died. PSltlft^AAAtlTo .Old ‘Glory noun {NAmE) a name for the flag of the
the .old 'guard noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] the original members of a group
or an organization, who are often against change ( AI0lft ) JG.ii±
.old
'hand noun ~ (at sth/at doing sth) a
person with a lot of experience and skill in a particular activity ft ¥•; £§ AIWA;
£ ft (ft A: She’s an old hand at
dealing with the press.
.old
'hat noun [U] something that is old-fashioned and no longer
interesting MWEftAM: Today’s
hits rapidly become old hat. 4'0£lM~'Rt(ftAffi,
ill'll mftxLtto
oldie /‘auldi; NAmE 'ouldi/ noun {informal) an old person or thing A A; |0 A#/ — see also golden oldie old-ish /'auldij; NAmE 'ouldiJ7 adj. fairly old jf| A A; (ft;
*0^310 (ft
.old
‘lady noun
{informal) a person’s wife or mother ft,
m-, -m
.old
'lag noun {BrE,
informal) a person who has been in prison many times ^ A (ft A; 'If 3B
.old
‘maid noun
{old-fashioned, disapproving) a woman who has never married and is now
no longer young
.old
'man noun
{informal) a person’s husband or father
.old
'master noun 1 a famous painter, especially
of the I3th-17th centuries in
.Old
Nick noun
{old-fashioned, humorous) the Devil
Hi
3E; II;
.old
'people’s home {BrE) (also retirement home
NAmE,
BrE) noun a place where old people live and are cared for #^|^;
old school adj. old-fashioned or traditional A3£lft; A
106U;
mm 9
.old
school ‘tie noun {BrE) 1 [C] a tie worn by former students of a
particular school, especially a private one ( AJafA2 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 (
&£3*##£|iiJW )
.old
'stager noun {informal) a person who has great experience in a particular
activity A; A; ftf&fh old ster /'auldsta(r); NAmE 'ould-/ noun
{informal) an old person AA;
'old-style adj. [only before noun] typical of past fashions or
times itfaffy; & M (ft; ii (ft: cm old-style dress shop 0 old-style politics HSI0
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 < <HI£> I0^> —compare New Testament 'old-time adj. [only before noun] typical of the past # 0
(ft; &£(ft; I0j£#J: old-time dancing X .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
(ft A EYZTi veteran 2 {NAmE) an old man ft
A .old 'woman
noun 1 {informal, especially BrE) a person’s wife or
mother ft ^; ft £5 2 {BrE, disapproving)
a man who worries too much about things that are not important A
the .Old World noun [sing.]
'old-world adj. [only before noun] {approving) belonging to past times; not modem
A" ^ fill ; A M ft (ft : an old-world hotel with character and
charm —
(ft*;A«i .
ole
/aul; NAmE
oul/ adj. used in written English to represent how some people say the
word ‘old’ ( A
if, ftHASAi&old -ilKftAA; ) £(ft: Myoleman
used to work there.
ole /au’lei; NAmE ou-/ exclamation {informal, from Spanish)
used for showing approval or happiness ( A A flfiS
nx j&m, &
oleaginous
/,auli'aed3in0s; NAmE ,ou-/ adj. {formal) covered
in oil or grease or containing a
lot of oil or grease ^irtHtlft; iftMftJ; iftM(ft olean-der /,auli'aenda(r); NAmE
,ouli-/ noun [C, U] a Mediterranean bush or tree with white, pink, or
red flowers and long pointed thick leaves Aft $li Ol-es-tra1M /D'lestra; NAmE
ou'l-/ noun [U] a substance which is used instead of fat in some foods
Hfijajr
m ( )
'O level (also 'ordinary level) noun [C, U] (in
m-MmvE
16 PttmQo
# (GCSE) Mit ) : O level French A
if #ifi® o
She took six subjects at O level. T
Anil#(ft#il
O He’s got an O level in Russian. ilkiiMTM
if-#11®#:%^ o — compare GCE ol fac tory /nl'faektari; NAmE ail-; oul-/ adj.
[only before
noun] (technical A if) connected with the
sense of smell n|®;(ft: olfactory cells/nerves/organs /
nt
oli garch /'nligaik; NAmE 'ailagairk/ noun a member
of an oligarchy I0J5KM
oli garchy /'nligaiki; NAmE 'a:laga;rki/ noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U] a form of government in which only a
small group of people hold all the power 2
[C+sing./pl. v.] the
people who hold power in an oligarchy 3 [C] a country
governed by an oligarchy I^I^(ft
m
olive /'dItv; NAmE'a'Aiv/ noun, adj.
wnoun 1 [C] a small green or black fruit with a
strong