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ADJ-GRADED
年老的；年紀大的；不年輕的
Someone who is old has lived for many years and is no longer young.
例句
...a white-haired old man...
白發老人
He was considered too old for the job.
他被認為年紀太大,不適合做這份工作。
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ADJ
（人）…歲的；（事物）存在…久的
You use old to talk about how many days, weeks, months, or years someone or something has lived or existed.
例句
He was abandoned by his father when he was three months old...
他3個月大的時候被父親遺棄了。
The paintings in the chapel were perhaps a thousand years old...
小教堂里的這些畫可能有1,000年的歷史了。
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ADJ-GRADED
古老的；長久的；歷史悠久的
Something that is old has existed for a long time.
例句
She loved the big old house...
她喜歡這幢古老的大房子。
These books must be very old.
這些書肯定有好些年頭了。
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ADJ-GRADED
陳舊的；破舊的
Something that is old is no longer in good condition because of its age or because it has been used a lot.
例句
He took a bunch of keys from the pocket of his old corduroy trousers.
他從破舊的燈芯絨褲子口袋里掏出一串鑰匙。
...an old toothbrush.
一把舊牙刷
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ADJ
舊時的；過去的；從前的；過時的
You use old to refer to something that is no longer used, that no longer exists, or that has been replaced by something else.
例句
The old road had disappeared under grass and heather...
從前的那條路已經消失在雜草和歐石南叢中。
Although the old secret police have been abolished, the military police still exist...
雖然舊時的秘密警察業已廢除，但憲兵隊依然存在。
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ADJ
原來（屬于自己）的；原先（生活中）的
You use old to refer to something that used to belong to you, or to a person or thing that used to have a particular role in your life.
例句
I'll make up the bed in your old room...
我會把你原來房間的床鋪整理好。
I still have affection for my old school...
我依然眷戀著母校。
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ADJ-GRADED
（朋友）相識已久的；（敵人）結有宿怨的；（對手）長期競爭的
An old friend, enemy, or rival is someone who has been your friend, enemy, or rival for a long time.
例句
I called my old friend John Horner...
我給老朋友約翰·霍納打了電話。
Mr Brownson, I assure you King's an old enemy of mine...
布朗森先生，我向你保證金是我的老冤家。
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ADJ
（表示親昵）老…
You can use old to express affection when talking to or about someone you know.
例句
Are you all right, old chap?...
你還好嗎，老家伙？
Good old Bergen would do him the favor.
好心腸的老伯根會幫他這個忙的。
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PHRASE
隨便哪個/不是隨便哪個
You use any old to emphasize that the quality or type of something is not important. If you say that a particular thing is not any old thing, you are emphasizing how special or famous it is.
例句
Any old paper will do...
隨便一張舊報紙就行。
The portraits and sumptuous ornaments, and the gold clock, show that this is not just any old front room.
墻上掛的畫像、奢華的裝飾和那座金鐘都表明這可不是一間普普通通的客廳。
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PHRASE
以前；從前
In the old days means in the past, before things changed.
例句
In the old days we got a visit from the vet maybe once a year.
以前，獸醫大概每年來我們這里出診一次。
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PHRASE
往昔的好日子；過去的好時光
When people refer to the good old days, they are referring to a time in the past when they think that life was better than it is now.
例句
He remembers the good old days when everyone in his village knew him and you could leave your door open at night.
他還記得村里人互相熟識、可以夜不閉戶的美好往昔。
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PHRASE
昔日的；往日的；古時的
If you talk about people or things of old, you are referring to people or things that existed long ago but which no longer exist, or no longer exist in the same form.
例句
...the warrior knights of old.
舊時驍勇善戰的騎士
...a programme of work to recreate the Sherwood Forest of old.
重現古時舍伍德森林的工程