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old-time

/ohld-tahym/US // ˈoʊldˈtaɪm //

旧时代,旧时,古代,老字号

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : belonging to or characteristic of old or former times, methods, ideas, etc.: old-time sailing ships; an old-time piano player.
    • : being long established: old-time residents.

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Examples

  • Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

  • But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

  • “I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.

  • So here I am in my requisite Lululemon pants, grunting along to an old hip-hop song at a most ungodly hour.

  • It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.

  • It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

  • Davy looked around and saw an old man coming toward them across the lawn.

  • The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

  • About this time the famous Philippine painter, Juan Luna (vide p. 195), was released after six monthsʼ imprisonment as a suspect.

  • I hate to be long at my toilette at any time; but to delay much in such a matter while travelling is folly.