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be well advanced in years

/bi wɛl ədˈvænst ɪn ˈjɪərz/

Meanings

phrase adjective adverb

年事已高；年纪大了。

To be old or elderly.

Examples :

"My grandfather is well advanced in years, but he still enjoys gardening."
我的祖父年事已高，但他仍然喜欢园艺。
age person past

Related Words

Illustration still

still noun

/stɪl/

寂静，平静。

"the still of the night"

夜的寂静

Illustration well

well adjective

/wɛl/

健康，安好

"My grandmother is well and enjoying her retirement. "

我的奶奶身体很健康，正在享受她的退休生活。

Illustration years

years noun

/ji.ə(ɹ)z/

年，年度

"we moved to this town a year ago;  I quit smoking exactly one year ago"

我们一年前搬到了这个镇上；我正好是一年前戒的烟.

Illustration gardening

gardening verb

/ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/ /ˈɡɑːrdnɪŋ/

园艺，种花，种菜。

"My grandmother enjoys gardening in her backyard. "

我奶奶很喜欢在后院种花种菜，搞园艺。

Illustration to

to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

到，向，往

"Please push the door to."

请把门推上。

Illustration advanced

advanced verb

/ədˈvɑːnst/ /ədˈvænst/

促进，推进。

"The teacher advanced the students' understanding of fractions by using visual aids. "

老师通过使用视觉辅助工具，促进了学生对分数的理解。

Illustration old

old noun

/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

老人，老年人

"A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."

一个文明的社会应该总是照顾社区里的老人。

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

或者，或。

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

他可能会得癌症，或者被公共汽车撞到，或者天知道还会发生什么。

Illustration but

but noun

/bʊt/ /bʌt/

但是，可是，然而的例子

"It has to be done – no ifs or buts."

这件事必须完成——没有任何但是、可是、或者然而的借口。

Illustration grandfather

grandfather noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑðɚ/

爷爷，外公

"My grandfather helped me with my math homework. "

我的爷爷帮我做了数学作业。

Illustration elderly

elderly noun

/ˈɛldəli/ /ˈɛldɚli/

老人，长者.

"The elderly woman in the park shared stories of her childhood with the children. "

公园里的那位老奶奶给孩子们讲了她小时候的故事。

Illustration enjoys

enjoys verb

/ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪz/

喜欢，享受，喜爱

"Enjoy your holidays!   I enjoy dancing."

好好享受你的假期！我喜欢跳舞。