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fogy

/foh-gee/US // ˈfoʊ gi //

转向架,转向键,转向器,转向盘

Related Words

fuddy-duddy老顽童,老顽固,胖子fossil化石,化石类,石化,化石类物质stick-in-the-mud泥菩萨过江自身难保,泥菩萨过河自身难保fogey雾气,雾霾,雾气缭绕,大雾dodo渡鸦,嘟嘟,渡渡鸟,渡船old fogey老头子,老头儿,老家伙,老头

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fo·gies.

    • : an excessively conservative or old-fashioned person, especially one who is intellectually dull: The board of directors were old fogies still living in the 19th century.

Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms
dodo渡鸦,嘟嘟,渡渡鸟,渡船fogey雾气,雾霾,雾气缭绕,大雾fossil化石,化石类,石化,化石类物质fuddy-duddy老顽童,老顽固,胖子stick-in-the-mud泥菩萨过江自身难保,泥菩萨过河自身难保old fogey老头子,老头儿,老家伙,老头old fogy老头子,老顽童,老家伙,遗老遗少

Examples

  • How had he, a useless old fogy, dared to blackball a man like Iver?

  • They have won the annual debate right along, so that my old fogy uncle declares all the brains are in Harvard.

  • They laughed at me because I found fault with these things and called me an old fogy.

  • "Old fogy teacher" or "he has the old ways yet" are expressions that are too common to require any explanation.

  • I go to the latter occasionally—the institute is an old fogy concern, but the grounds are fine.

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