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older

美 [oʊldər]英 ['əʊldər]
  • adj.更老的;老的;年长的;年纪大的;老年人;更旧的
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The usual comparative and superlative forms of old are older and oldest . 在英国英语中,比较人的年龄,尤其是家庭成员的年龄时亦可用elder和eldest,不过这种说法在口语中已不常见;作形容词时它们只能用于名词前,而且不说elder than:

My brother is older than me.

我哥哥比我大。

The palace is the oldest building in the city.

这宫殿是城里最古老的建筑。

my older/elder sister

我的姐姐

the elder/older of their two children

他们的两个孩子中大的那个

I’m the eldest/oldest in the family.

我是家中的老大。

adj

1
skilled through long experience
an old offender
the older soldiers
Synonym: old
2
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
Synonym: aged elderly senior
3
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Bill Adams, Sr.
Synonym: elder sr.

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  1. Older quinolines which the drug would most likely be used alongside are also very cheap .

    更老的喹啉类药物它们很可能与这种药物联用也很便宜。

  2. Several of the new EU members from central Europe are facing banking and financial crises and the older members have refused to bail them out .

    来自中欧的几个欧盟新成员国正面临银行业危机和金融危机,而资格更老的成员国已拒绝对它们纾困。

  3. My new job is much the same as the old one .

    我的新工作和旧工作差不多。

  4. I 'd say he was 25 to 30 years old .

    我猜他在25至30岁之间。

  5. Now let me see ─ how old is she now ?

    让我想一想,她现在多大了呢?

  6. The city is a mixture of old and new buildings .

    这座城市是新老建筑兼而有之。

  7. As people get older , they get set in their ways .

    随着年龄的增长,人就积习成性。

  8. The new methods are radically different from the old .

    新的方法迥然不同于旧的方法。

  9. The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one .

    新的体育运动中心将减轻老体育运动中心的压力。

  10. I went to see if my old school was still there .

    我去看过母校是否依然存在。

  11. She 's getting old ─ she 's 75 next year .

    她上年纪了,明年就75岁了。

  12. Can you really get that old car going again ?

    你真能让那老爷车再跑起来吗?

  13. Old values are being grafted onto a new social class .

    旧的价值观念正植根于新的社会阶层。

  14. They have successfully combined the old with the new in this room .

    他们在这个房间里成功地把古老和现代的风格融为一体。

  15. Would you like my old TV in exchange for this camera ?

    用我的旧电视机换这架照相机,你愿意吗?

  16. Such problems are a universal feature of old age .

    这类问题是老年人的通病。

  17. She met up with some of her old school friends .

    她遇见几个老同学。

  18. I know people 's handwriting changes as they get older .

    我知道人们的笔迹随着年龄的增长而变化。

  19. I didn 't think she was old enough for the responsibility .

    我认为她尚年轻,不足以担当此任。

  20. The new contract will be the same in every particular as the old one .

    新合同与旧合同的各项细节将完全相同。

  21. The new tax is fairer than the old system .

    新税制比旧税制公正。

  22. She was a woman grown old before her time .

    她显得未老先衰。

  23. The old feel the cold more than the young .

    老年人比年轻人怕冷。

  24. We need to ensure a smooth transition between the old system and the new one .

    我们得确保新旧制度间的平稳过渡。

  25. I 'm not old enough for my bus pass yet !

    我还不到领取免费乘车票的年龄。

  26. Old age can bring many problems .

    人老麻烦多。

  27. I 'd like a job working with old folk or kids .

    我喜欢与老人或小孩打交道的工作。

  28. Can a new party rise from the ashes of the old one ?

    在旧政党的灰烬中会诞生出一个新的政党吗?

  29. They 're going to build on the site of the old power station .

    他们要在老发电站那里盖房子。

  30. She 's an old hand at dealing with the press .

    她是对付新闻界的一位老手。

elder older 【导航词义:年龄较大的】
elder v. 〈尤英〉较年长的
〔辨析〕

一般只用于人,尤指兄弟或姐妹中较年长的,只作定语,不与 than 连用。

〔例证〕

She is my elder daughter.

她是我的大女儿。

His elder brother/sister works in a clothing factory.

他的哥哥/姐姐在一家服装厂工作。

older v. 较老的,年龄较大的
〔辨析〕

普通用词,可用于人或物,表示人们的年纪长幼或事物的新旧关系,多用作表语,可与 than 连用。

〔例证〕

I am three months older than Tom.

我比汤姆大3个月。

This house is older than that one.

这栋房子比那栋房子老。

同义词

adj.

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