old

Tính từ

(-er; -est)

[lên]… tuổi

he is forty years old

ông ta bốn mươi tuổi

at fifteen years old he left school

mười lăm tuổi, nó đã bỏ học

a seven-year-old child should be able to read

trẻ bảy tuổi thì phải biết đọc chứ

how old are you?

anh bao nhiêu tuổi

già

old people cannot be so active as young people

người già không thể linh lợi như người trẻ được

cũ

old clothes

quần áo cũ

the car pet's getting rather old now

tấm thảm nay đã phần nào cũ rồi

an old friend of mine

một người bạn cũ của tôi

at my old school

ở trường cũ của tôi

we had a larger garden at our old house

ở nhà cũ chúng tôi có một thửa vườn rộng hơn

(thuộc ngữ) thân mến, lão (để tỏ sự thân mến)

dear old John!

lão Giôn thân mến!

(thuộc ngữ) ma (dùng để nhấn mạnh)

any old thing will do

bất cứ cái ma nào cũng được cả

già đời; lão luyện

old in diplomacy

già đời trong nghề ngoại giao

an old hand

tay lão luyện

an old bird

tên cáo già

any old how

(khẩu ngữ)

[một cách] cẩu thả; [một cách] bừa bãi

the books were scattered round the room any old how

sách để bừa bãi khắp phòng

a chip off the old block

xem chip

a dirty old man

xem dirty

for old times' sake

do những ký ức dịu dàng và đầy tình cảm về quá khứ

the good (bad) old days

thời đẹp đẽ (thời u ám) ngày xưa

the friends met occasionally to chat about the good old days at school

bạn bè thỉnh thoảng gặp nhau mà tán gẫu về những ngày đẹp đẽ ở trường ngày xưa

the grand old man

xem grand

have (give somebody) a high old time

xem fool

of old

[ngày] xưa; từ đã lâu

the men of old

người xưa

we know him of old

chúng tôi biết anh ta đã từ lâu

[as] old as the hills

cũ lắm; cổ lỗ sĩ

this dress is as old as the hills

chiếc áo này cũ lắm

old beyond one's years

chín chắn khôn ngoan khác thường; chín chắn khôn ngoan so với tuổi đời

old boy; old chap; old man

(khẩu ngữ, cũ)

ông bạn thân mến (tiếng xưng hô)

excuse me, old man, can I borrow your nespaper

xin lỗi, ông bạn thân mến ơi, tôi có thể mượn tờ báo của anh được không?

[be] old enough to be somebody's father (mother)

già hơn ai nhiều; già vào lớp cha lớp mẹ ai

you can't marry him, he's old enough to be your father

chị không thể lấy hắn được, hắn già hơn chị nhiều

[be] old enough to know better

đủ lớn để không còn dại dột như thế nữa; đủ lớn để khôn hơn

have you been drawing on the walls? I thought you were old enough to know better

cậu vừa vẽ bậy lên tường có phải không? tớ nghĩ là cậu đã đủ lớn để không còn dại dột như thế nữa

old hat

(khẩu ngữ, xấu)

không mới mẻ, không độc đáo; lạc hậu

his ideas are all terribly old hat

ý kiến của nó đều lạc hậu kinh khủng

[have] an old head on young shoulders

là một người chín chắn hơn tuổi

old trout

(khẩu ngữ)

mụ già xấu tính khó chịu

an old wives tale

ý nghĩ cũ kỹ dại dột; lòng tin cũ kỹ dại dột

one of the old school

người cổ hủ; người bảo thủ

pay (settle) an old score

trả mối thù xưa

rake over one's ashes

xem rake

ring out the old year and ring in the new

xem ring

the same old story

xem same

teach an old dog new tricks

xem teach

tough as old boots

xem tough

young and old

xem young

Danh từ

the old

(động từ số nhiều)

những người già

the old feel the cold weather more than the young

người già cảm thấy trời rét hơn người trẻ

the old country

'əʊldkʌntri

nơi chôn nhau cắt rốn; quê hương

The Old Testament

(tôn giáo) /əʊl'testəmənt/

kinh Cựu Ước

the Old World

(địa lý) /əʊl'wɜ:ld/

Cựu thế giới

* Các từ tương tự:
old age, old boy, Old English, old fashioned, old fogey, old folk's home, old folk's home, old folks'home, old girl
adjective

older; -est

having lived for many years :not young

He's an old man now.

a little old lady

She was helping an old [=(more politely) elderly] woman cross the street.

b - used to talk about or ask about a person's age

He looks old for his age. [=he looks older than he really is]

She's older than she looks. [=she has a young appearance]

He's dating an older woman. [=a woman who is older than he is]

I wasn't old enough [=I was too young] to vote in the last election.

How old is your daughter? She's almost six.

Their oldest [=eldest] child is 18 years old.

My sister's three years older than me.

She lived to the ripe old age of 85.

He joked that he was as old as the hills. [=very old]

having a specified age

He's 30 years old.

a nine-month-old baby

having existed or been in use for a long time :not new

We rented an old black-and-white movie.

old newspapers/magazines

a beautiful old house

There's an old saying that good fences make good neighbors.

an old family tradition

a new approach to an old problem

She wore a T-shirt and an old pair of jeans.

I wish you would stop wearing that dirty old hat!

The hotel was old and dingy.

the oldest known civilization in the region

having existed for a specified amount of time

The house we live in is 50 years old.

a 400-year-old castle

always used before a noun

belonging to, used by, or known by someone in the past

We went back to visit our old neighborhood.

I met one of my old [=former] professors at the library.

one of his old cars

I made a lot less money at my old job.

That's their old number. The new number is 555-4397.

She is now just a shadow of her old self. [=she is not the person she was in the past]

b - used to say that someone or something has been your friend, enemy, etc., for a long time

I had lunch with an old friend of mine. [=a friend I have known for a very long time]

They're old enemies.

Spaghetti is an old favorite in our home.

always used before a noun :done or experienced many times

Do we have to go through that old routine again?

Grandpa tells the same old stories over and over again.

When she brought up the same old argument, I just stopped listening.

informal - used for emphasis after adjectives like big, good, etc.

We had a big old party in her honor.

You poor old thing. You must be exhausted!

Good old Joe. He's always helping people in need. - see also good old boy synonyms old, ancient, antique, and archaic describe things that existed or were used in the past. old is the most common and general of these words and can refer to either the recent past or to the distant past.

This is one of my old sweaters.

The neighborhood has many old houses that were built more than 200 years ago. ancient refers to things that happened or existed in the very distant past and that may or may not exist today.

an ancient custom

the ancient pyramids of Egypt antique refers to things, such as toys, machines, and pieces of furniture, that have been kept from the past and that are often valuable.

She collects antique furniture. archaic refers to things, such as words or ways of behaving, that belong to a much earlier time and that are no longer used.

The play used archaic language to convey a sense of the past.

an archaic tradition

any old

informal - used to describe someone or something that is not special or specific

I don't care where I sleep. Any old couch will do.

She won't drink any old tea; it has to be her favorite kind.

You'll have to park any old way [=any way] you can.

Give me beer over champagne any old day (of the week).

chip off the old block

xem chip

for old times' sake

xem sake

old boy/chap/man/etc.

Brit old-fashioned - used to address a man

Don't worry, old chap, it'll be all right. - see also old boy

noun

plural olds

[count] :a person who has a specified age - used in combination

The game is suitable for six-year-olds. [=for children who are six years old]

Their 11-month-old has just learned how to walk.

30-year-olds

old [plural] :old people

Young and old alike will enjoy the movie. - often used with the

The old [=(more commonly) the elderly] and the sick were helped first.

of old

formal + literary :in the past :in a time that was long ago

in (the) days of old

(Brit) She's a friend who knows me of old. [=has known me for a long time]

* Các từ tương tự:
old age, old boy, old country, Old English, old girl, Old Glory, old guard, old hand, old hat
adjective

Bill is too old to continue working in the mine

elderly

ageing

aged

advanced in years or age

long-lived

past one's prime

grey

full of years

getting on (in years)

hoary

superannuated

Colloq over the hill

past it

The archaeological dig has turned up some interesting old artefacts

ancient

antiquated

antediluvian

fossil

prehistoric

Noachian

obsolete

antique

outdated

out of date

old-time

dated

archaic

stale

out-moded

pass‚

Literary Ogygian

They have torn down the old mill near the river

time-worn

decayed

dilapidated

ramshackle

disintegrated

crumbling

shabby

worn out

dusty

broken-down

tumbledown

disused

unused

cast off

cast aside

It is hard to see an old friendship die

long-standing

well-established

enduring

lasting

age-old

time-honoured

In the old days, it took a week to travel from London to Edinburgh

former

olden

bygone

early

primordial

primitive

The West End was my old stamping-ground when I lived in London

previous

preceding

prior

former

quondam

erstwhile

one-time

ex-

Charles is an old hand at steam engines

experienced

veteran

practised

(well-)versed

knowledgeable

proficient

accomplished

adept

skilled

expert

old-time

Penelope is an old friend of the family's

dear

beloved

loved

esteemed

valued

precious

well-known

intimate

close

familiar

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