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eldest

/ˈɛldɪst/

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noun

老大，最年长的。

The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.

Examples :

"The eldest in our class, Maria, is always willing to help her classmates. "

我们班里最年长的玛丽亚，总是很乐意帮助她的同学们。

family age person

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adjective

最大的, 最先的

(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.

Examples :

""Because she was the eldest player at the card table, Sarah received her cards first." "

因为莎拉是牌桌上年龄最大的玩家，所以她最先拿到牌。

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adjective

牌最大的

(of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.

Examples :

"My opponent played an eldest hand, meaning their cards were stronger than mine. "

我的对手打出了一手牌最大的牌，也就是说他的牌比我的大。

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adjective

最老的，最古老的。

Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.

Examples :

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

一座废弃的古老建筑; 一位老朋友。

age family history time

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adjective

陈旧的，老旧的

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Examples :

"I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with."

我发现用旧牙刷清理键盘很好用。

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adjective

最年长的，最大的

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Examples :

"My oldest sister is the eldest child in our family. "

我最大的姐姐是我们家最年长的孩子。

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adjective

最老的，最早的

(heading) Of an earlier time.

Examples :

"The eldest sister in our family was the first to graduate from college. "

我们家的大姐是第一个大学毕业的。

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adjective

老一套，陈腐的。

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Examples :

"Your constant pestering is getting old."

你老是这样烦人，真是让人觉得越来越老套了。

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adjective

做旧的，褪色的。

Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.

Examples :

"The sunset painted the sky with an eldest, muted orange, a beautiful, faded color. "

日落将天空染成了做旧的、柔和的橙色，一种美丽而褪色的色彩。

color appearance

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adjective

老的，好（用于习惯用语）。

A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)

Examples :

"My oldest sister is a very good student. "

我那老大的姐姐学习可好了。

family age grammar language

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adjective

过度的，过分的。

Excessive, abundant.

Examples :

"The gardener's harvest was eldest; he had an abundant supply of tomatoes. "

园丁的收成过于丰盛，他有大量的番茄。