oldest 音标拼音: ['oldəst]
adj . 最老的
最老的
Old \
Old \,
a . [
Compar . {
Older };
superl . {
Oldest }.] [
OE .
old ,
ald ,
AS .
ald ,
eald ;
akin to D .
oud ,
OS .
ald ,
OFries .
ald ,
old ,
G .
alt ,
Goth .
alpeis ,
and also to Goth .
alan to grow up ,
Icel .
ala to bear ,
produce ,
bring up ,
L .
alere to nourish .
Cf . {
Adult }, {
Alderman }, {
Aliment }, {
Auld }, {
Elder }.]
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1 .
Not young ;
advanced far in years or life ;
having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living ;
as ,
an old man ;
an old age ;
an old horse ;
an old tree .
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Let not old age disgrace my high desire . --
Sir P .
Sidney .
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The melancholy news that we grow old . --
Young .
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2 .
Not new or fresh ;
not recently made or produced ;
having existed for a long time ;
as ,
old wine ;
an old friendship .
"
An old acquaintance ." --
Camden .
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3 .
Formerly existing ;
ancient ;
not modern ;
preceding ;
original ;
as ,
an old law ;
an old custom ;
an old promise .
"
The old schools of Greece ." --
Milton . "
The character of the old Ligurians ." --
Addison .
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4 .
Continued in life ;
advanced in the course of existence ;
having (
a certain )
length of existence ; --
designating the age of a person or thing ;
as ,
an infant a few hours old ;
a cathedral centuries old .
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And Pharaoh said unto Jacob ,
How old art thou ?
--
Cen .
xlvii .
8 .
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Note :
In this use old regularly follows the noun that designates the age ;
as ,
she was eight years old .
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5 .
Long practiced ;
hence ,
skilled ;
experienced ;
cunning ;
as ,
an old offender ;
old in vice .
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Vane ,
young in years ,
but in sage counsel old .
--
Milton .
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6 .
Long cultivated ;
as ,
an old farm ;
old land ,
as opposed to {
new }
land ,
that is ,
to land lately cleared .
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7 .
Worn out ;
weakened or exhausted by use ;
past usefulness ;
as ,
old shoes ;
old clothes .
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8 .
More than enough ;
abundant . [
Obs .]
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If a man were porter of hell gate ,
he should have old turning the key . --
Shak .
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9 .
Aged ;
antiquated ;
hence ,
wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth ; --
used disparagingly as a term of reproach .
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10 .
Old -
fashioned ;
wonted ;
customary ;
as of old ;
as ,
the good old times ;
hence ,
colloquially ,
gay ;
jolly .
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11 .
Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity . "
Go thy ways ,
old lad ." --
Shak .
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{
Old age },
advanced years ;
the latter period of life .
{
Old bachelor }.
See {
Bachelor },
1 .
{
Old Catholics }.
See under {
Catholic }.
{
Old English }.
See under {
English }.
n .,
2 .
{
Old Nick }, {
Old Scratch },
the devil .
{
Old lady } (
Zool .),
a large European noctuid moth ({
Mormo maura }).
{
Old maid }.
(
a )
A woman ,
somewhat advanced in years ,
who has never been married ;
a spinster .
(
b ) (
Bot .)
A West Indian name for the pink -
flowered periwinkle ({
Vinca rosea }).
(
c )
A simple game of cards ,
played by matching them .
The person with whom the odd card is left is the old maid .
{
Old man '
s beard }. (
Bot .)
(
a )
The traveler '
s joy ({
Clematis Vitalba }).
So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit .
(
b )
The {
Tillandsia usneoides }.
See {
Tillandsia }.
{
Old man '
s head } (
Bot .),
a columnar cactus ({
Pilocereus senilis }),
native of Mexico ,
covered towards the top with long white hairs .
{
Old red sandstone } (
Geol .),
a series of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and conglomerates .
See {
Sandstone },
and the Chart of {
Geology }.
{
Old school },
a school or party belonging to a former time ,
or preserving the character ,
manner ,
or opinions of a former time ;
as ,
a gentleman of the old school ; --
used also adjectively ;
as ,
Old -
School Presbyterians .
{
Old sledge },
an old and well -
known game of cards ,
called also {
all fours },
and {
high ,
low ,
Jack ,
and the game }.
{
Old squaw } (
Zool .),
a duck ({
Clangula hyemalis })
inhabiting the northern parts of both hemispheres .
The adult male is varied with black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail .
Called also {
longtailed duck }, {
south southerly }, {
callow }, {
hareld },
and {
old wife }.
{
Old style }. (
Chron .)
See the Note under {
Style }.
{
Old Testament }.
See {
Old Testament }
under {
Testament },
and see {
tanak }.
{
Old wife }. [
In the senses b and c written also {
oldwife }.]
(
a )
A prating old woman ;
a gossip .
Refuse profane and old wives '
fables . --
1 Tim .
iv .
7 .
(
b ) (
Zool .)
The local name of various fishes ,
as the European black sea bream ({
Cantharus lineatus }),
the American alewife ,
etc .
(
c ) (
Zool .)
A duck ;
the old squaw .
{
Old World },
the Eastern Hemisphere .
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Syn :
Aged ;
ancient ;
pristine ;
primitive ;
antique ;
antiquated ;
old -
fashioned ;
obsolete .
See {
Ancient }.
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