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olden

/ohl-duhn/US // ˈoʊl dən //UK // (ˈəʊldən) //

老龄化,老化,老年,老年人

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Literary.

    • : of or relating to the distant past or bygone times; ancient.
    • : old.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.old
Synonyms
aboriginal原住民,土著,土著人,土生土长的人age-old古老的,古老,古代的,久远的ancient古代,古老的,古人,古代的antediluvian安特卫普,前代的,前代,前代人antiquated古老的,古老,古代的,陈旧的antique古董,古物,古玩,古代archaic过时的,古老的,过时,古代的bygone昔日的,逝去的,昔日,逝者如斯夫cast-off丢弃的,遗弃的,铸造的,丢弃的东西crumbling摇摇欲坠,摇摇欲坠的,崩溃的,崩坏的dated过期的,过时的,过日期的,过时decayed腐烂的,腐朽的,衰败的,腐烂demode去势,去除,去掉,去掉了done完成,已完成,已完成的,完成的early早期,早期的,早日,早erstwhile以前的,以前,以前的时候,以前是former前,以前的,曾经的,前任hackneyed乏味的,俗气的,乏味,俗气hoary嘶哑的,嘶哑的声音,嘶嘶声,嘶哑的声响immemorial远古时代,古代,亘古不变,远古时期late迟到的,迟来的,迟到了,晚了moth-eaten蠹虫蛀蚀,蠹虫,蠹虫害,蠹蚀of old老的,古老的,古代的,旧的of yore昔日的,昔日,旧时的,以前的old as methuselah老得像玛土撒拉,老得要命,老得不能再老了,老得不能再老old as the hills如同山丘般古老,如山般古老,老如山,老得像山一样old-fashioned老式的,旧式的,老式,旧式old-time旧时代,旧时,古代,老字号oldfangled老式的,老式,旧式的,古老的once一次,曾经,一旦,一度onetime一次性,一次性的,一次,一次过original原始的,原始,原创,原有的out-of-date过时的,过时,已过时的,过期的outmoded不合时宜的,不合时宜,老旧的,过时的passépast过去,过去的,过去的事情,过去的事primeval原始的,原始,最初的,原始人primitive原始的,原始,原始人,原始人的primordial原始的,最初的,原生的,初始的pristine质朴的,质朴,纯洁的,纯净的quondam夸父,夸大其词,狴犴,夸大relic遗迹,遗物,遗留物,残余物remote远程,遥远的,遥控,遥远rusty锈迹斑斑,生锈的,锈迹斑斑的,锈色sometime某时,某一时期,某一时刻,有时间stale陈旧的,陈旧,陈腐的,陈旧不堪的superannuated超年假,超年金,超年薪,超龄time-worn陈旧的,磨损的,磨损的时间,久经考验的timeworn久违的,陈旧的,久经考验的,久经考验traditional传统的,传统unfashionable不合时宜,不合时宜的,不时髦的,不时髦unoriginal非原创,非原创性,非原创的,没有创意venerable可敬的,尊贵的,可敬,可敬的人worn-out破旧的,破旧,破旧不堪的,破烂的

Examples

  • We, in olden days, had towering kooks and colossal villains.

  • For those of you who are not old enough to remember, a watch was a device for telling time back in olden days, before smartphones.

  • Of course, in the olden days, we knew what to think of Americans who quoted extensively from Pravda - right, Comrade Beck?

  • I signed up to write my sixth book back in the olden days of 2005.

  • In olden days and on the old continent, criticizing the monarch might limit your life chances.

  • It is curious that dancing is not mentioned, but dancing in the olden days in Ireland was not, I believe, much indulged in.

  • I think these extracts are sufficient to give a portraiture of the place in olden times.

  • Enough of the massive walls is left to convey a vivid idea of the olden grandeur of the castle.

  • Sometimes land is rented on shares, a very common way in the olden time.

  • A beautiful picture now comes to my mind—a picture of an ideal mother of olden time.