older单词基本解析：

adj.年长的; 古老的(old的比较级 )

adj.年长的；老的( old的比较级 )；古老的；以前的（用于指称被替代的东西） 原来的；

older变化用词：

older英英释义：

Adjective

1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);

"aged members of the society"

"elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"

"senior citizen"

2. older brother or sister;

"big sister"

3. used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son;

"Bill Adams, Sr."

4. old in experience;

"an old offender"

"the older soldiers"

形容词 older:

advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

同义词：aged, elderly, senior

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

同义词：elder, sr.

old in experience

同义词：old

形容词 old:

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

同义词：old

of long duration; not new

同义词：old

(used for emphasis) very familiar

同义词：old

just preceding something else in time or order

同义词：previous, old

of a very early stage in development

同义词：Old

old in experience

同义词：old

belonging to some prior time

同义词：erstwhile, former, old, onetime, quondam, sometime

(used informally especially for emphasis)

同义词：honest-to-god, honest-to-goodness, old, sure-enough

older[ 'əuldə ]adj.advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)

同义词：agedelderlysenior

used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son

同义词：eldersr.

old in experience

"the older soldiers"

同义词：old

older中文词源：

older用法和例句：

If you wait, all that happens is that you get older.

如果你等待，发生的只有变老。

金山词霸 每日一句

Older mothers tend to be too idealistic about the pleasures of motherhood.

较年长的母亲往往对身为人母的乐趣过于理想化。

柯林斯例句

Some of the older telephones still only accept tokens.

一些较老式的电话机仍然只收代币。

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The judge thought he'd been led astray by older children.

法官认为他已经被那些年长的孩子们带坏了。

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The children give her hell, particularly the older boys.

这些孩子让她吃足了苦头，特别是那些年龄大一点的男孩子。

柯林斯例句

When he got older I nicknamed him Little Alf.

当他大一点时，我给他起了个“小阿尔夫”的绰号。

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There are plenty of plus points about being an older first-time mum.

年龄稍长再做妈妈有很多好处。

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She was about thirty, ten years older than the youngsters ragging her.

她大概有30岁，比那些嘲弄她的年轻人大10岁。

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The older people had stopped being neighbourly to each other.

老人们彼此已不再友好相待。

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The older you get the more distrustful you become.

年纪越大就越多疑。

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Many of the older pitmen may never work again.

很多年纪更大的矿工也许再也不干活了。

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The older people were left to carry on as best they could.

年纪大一点的人被留下来，奋力坚持。

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An older woman, pink-cheeked and tweedy, appeared in the doorway.

一位面颊绯红、一副乡下贵族打扮的老妇人出现在门口。

柯林斯例句

Underage youths can obtain alcohol from their older friends.

未到法定年龄的青少年可以从年龄较大的朋友那里弄到酒。

柯林斯例句

The older child should be able to prepare a simple meal.

那个年纪稍大的孩子应当会做一顿简单的饭菜。

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A humane society always does well by its old people.

一个仁慈的社会对待老人总是很好。

The gang jumped an old woman in the subway.

一伙歹徒在地下人行道突然袭击一老妇人。

An old man in shabby clothes come to the door.

一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。

Flakes of rust are falling from the old iron pan.

一片片的锈从旧铁锅上落下。

An old jeep is putter along the road.

一辆旧吉普车沿路迤逦而来。

The shop is having a sale to clear old stock.

为出售存货商店正在减价甩卖。

The argument woke old rivalries.

争论又激起了旧怨。

Heavy traffic poses a problem in many old towns.

交通拥挤是许多旧城镇的难题。

Tennis loses its relish when one gets old.

人老了就觉得打网球没意思了。

A breakaway group within the old political party formed a new one.

从那个旧政党中分裂出去的一派又组成了一个新政党。

They are quarrying in old manuscripts.

他们正在旧手稿中寻找资料。

He has dotage because of old age.

他因年老而糊里糊涂。

He was bullied by the older boys at school.

他在学校里受到大孩子的欺负。

He ran into an old flame of his at the supermarket.

他在超级市场碰见了他的一个老相好。

He is raking through old records for information.

他在过去的记录中找寻资料。

He has a fixation on older women.

他对于年长的女人有病态的依恋。

He's already outgrown his older brother.

他已长得比哥哥还高。

He enlisted as a soldier in the army as soon as he was old enough.

他年龄一到就入伍当兵了。

Old age and infirmity have begin to catch up with him.

他开始显出年老体衰的样子了。

He frightened the old man into giving him all the money.

他恐吓那位老人把所有的钱都给了他。

He thinks to come a trick over his old pal.

他想跟他的老朋友开个玩笑。

He traded an old bicycle in for a new one.

他把那旧的自行车折价换了一辆新的。

He refused to break bread with his old enemy.

他拒绝与他昔日仇人共餐。

He is a great guy, a chip off the old block.

他是一位好人，就像他父亲一样。

He's a crusty old gentleman who feeds stray dogs and cats.

他是个令人生畏的老绅士，常喂食离群的狗和猫。

He is a chivalrous old gentleman.

他是个彬彬有礼的老绅士。

He was an old man who wore thick glasses.

他是个戴着厚厚眼镜的老头。

He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.

他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者。

He yearned for a sight of the old, familiar faces.

他渴望一见那些熟悉的老面孔。

His old woman really beat the drum last night.

他的老婆昨晚着实太吵大嚷了一场。

He wears an oily old pair of jeans.

他穿着一条沾满油污的旧牛仔裤。

He has planned to lacquer the old table.

他计划给旧桌子上一层漆。

He is better suited to a job with older pupils.

他较适合教小学高年级学生。

He leafed through the old news-paper files.

他迅速翻阅了旧报纸的合订本。

He's surprisingly sprightly for an old man.

他这把年纪了，还这麽精神，真了不起。

He invited me to his home to talk over old times.

他邀我到他家里去聊聊过去的事。

He played the piano less and less as he grew older.

他随著年龄的增长，弹钢琴的次数越来越少了。

He bobbed the poor old woman out of her savings.

他骗走了那位可怜老妇人的积蓄。

How old are you? I am twelve (years old).

你几岁？我十二岁。

You're nothing but an old grouch!

你就是个爱发牢骚的老家伙！

The game will lose its relish when you grow old.

你年纪大了以后,就会发现这种游戏的趣味大打折扣了。

How old is your sister? She is thirteen years old.

你的姊妹几岁？她十三岁。

Public opinion was against the old feudal system.

公众舆论反对旧的封建制度。

The Army is auctioning off a lot of old equipment.

军队正在把大量旧装备拍卖掉。

The doctor said the old man's condition was hopeless.

医生说这位老人的病是没有希望的了。

May I be so bold as to ask how old you are?

可否冒昧问一下您多大年纪？

In the old society we never knew real security.

在旧社会我们的生活从来没有真正的保障。

In the old ages, lepers were often put into fire.

在过去，麻疯病患者经常被扔进大火中烧死。

The old man sat on the park bench look familiar.

坐在公园长椅上的那个老人看上去很面熟。

Seth really took it hard when his old dog died.

塞思的那条老狗死的时候，他确实怏怏不乐。

The loss of all his money embitter the old man.

失去全部的钱，使这位老人甚为痛苦。

She's old and infirm and has to keep to the house.

她因年老体弱而足不出户。

She covered the bed with an old faded grey blanket.

她在床上铺着褪了色的灰色旧毯子。

She is in her thirty but looks old for her age.

她现在30几岁，但是看起来比她实际年龄要老。

She spends her spare time nursing her old mother.

她的业余时间都花在照顾她年老的母亲上。

Her groom was much older than she was.

她的新郎比她大很多。

She poses as an expert in old coins.

她自诩为古钱币专家。

She says the new shop is every bit as good as the old one.

她说这个新店和那个老店一模一样。

She ran as if the Old Boy were after her.

她跑得飞快好像魔鬼在追她似的。

The babies are left with the older women in the nurseries.

婴儿都交给了托儿所较年长的妇女来照看。

Her widowhood condemns her to a lonely old age.

守寡使她不得不过着孤独的晚年生活。

For this old trouper there is still no business like show business.

对这位老剧团演员来说仍然是娱乐性行业最好。

The old town on the hill had a wall right round it.

小山上的古城四周有城墙。

The cupboard was stuffed with old fishing tackle.

小橱里塞满了旧的钓鱼用具。

The old king was held in great affection.

年老的国王极受爱戴。

The stripling helped the old man across the road.

年轻的男子帮助那老人过马路。

The fast cruiser soon overhauled the old cargo boat.

快速巡逻艇迅即赶上那艘旧货船。

I'm afraid this old radio is beyond repair.

恐怕这台旧收音机不能修了。

I'm afraid the old gramophone has conked out.

恐怕这架旧唱机已出故障了。

I don't like interfering old busybodies.

我不喜欢干预那些爱管闲事的人。

I keep companionship with my old friends.

我与老朋友始终保持着友谊。

I got an old lawn-mower as cheap as dirt.

我买了一台老的割草机非常便宜。

I met with an old friend in the town today!

我今天在城里遇到了一位老朋友呢！

We have saved some money against our old age.

我们存了一些钱，以备老年之用。

We have to get rid of these old newspapers.

我们必须把这些旧报纸处理掉。

We bundled up some old clothes for the jumble sale.

我们把一些旧衣物捆起来准备义卖。

Our old stock has been entirely cleared out.

我们旧的存货已全部出清。

For openers we'll get rid of this old furniture.

我们首先要把这些旧家具搬走。

I'm just mucking about this old watch.

我修这块旧表只是闹着玩。

Hearing those old songs takes me back a bit.

我听到那些旧歌曲就有些怀旧。

用作形容词(adj.)

He has a fixation on older women.
他对于年长的女人有病态的依恋。

You should get up when an older person comes in.
年长的人进来时，你应该站起来。

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