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/ˈɒʊld/ /ˈoʊld/

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noun

老人，老年人

(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

Examples :

"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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noun

老者，老年人

(in combination) One of a specified age.

Examples :

"when he was an eight-year-old ; a 62-year-old should"

当他是个八岁的小孩的时候; 一个六十二岁的老人应该...

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noun

长辈，老人.

A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.

Examples :

"My old told me to study harder for the exam. "

我爸妈/我长辈让我更努力地准备考试。

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noun

父母，爹娘

(most often plural) One's parents.

Examples :

"I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library."

我得偷偷溜出去见女朋友，跟爹娘说我要去图书馆。

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adjective

老的，旧的。

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

Examples :

"an old abandoned building; an old friend"

一座废弃的旧楼；一位老朋友

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adjective

旧，老的

Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.

Examples :

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

我发现用旧牙刷清洁键盘很好用。

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adjective

老的，旧的

Having existed or lived for the specified time.

Examples :

"My grandfather is old; he has lived for many years. "

我的爷爷年纪很大了；他已经活了很多年。

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adjective

旧的，古老的

(heading) Of an earlier time.

Examples :

"My grandfather's stories about his childhood are filled with old customs and traditions. "

我爷爷讲述他童年时的故事里充满了旧时的风俗习惯。

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adjective

老一套，陈腐，过时

Tiresome after prolonged repetition.

Examples :

"Your constant pestering is getting old."

你老是这样烦人，真是让人觉得老一套，烦死了。

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adjective

陈旧的，褪色的。

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

Examples :

"The antique shop had many old-fashioned, faded red and pink chairs. "

这家古董店里有很多老式、颜色陈旧褪色的红色和粉色椅子。

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adjective

老的，好。

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 old friend, Sarah, always brings a positive attitude to school. "

我那个老朋友，萨拉，总是带着积极的态度来学校。

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adjective

过多的，过剩的。

Excessive, abundant.

Examples :

"The teacher had an old supply of worksheets, enough for the entire class. "

老师有过多的练习题，足够全班使用了。

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