old
noun · verb · adjectiveA1- Tiếng Việt:
- cũ, già
cũ, già. Họ từ OLD — danh từ: age; động từ: age; tính từ: old.
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Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
an old abandoned building
an old friend
- 2.
Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
I find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.
- 3.
Having existed or lived for the specified time.
How old are they? She’s five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.
My great-grandfather lived to be a hundred and one years old.
- 4.
Of an earlier time.
- 5.
Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
Your constant pestering is getting old.
- 6.
Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
Đồng nghĩa: antique
- 7.
A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive, and combined with another adjective.
We're having a good old time.
My next car will be a big old SUV.
My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.
Look at Murphy playing with newest old favorite toy; he loves it!
any old
Đồng nghĩa: ol'
- 8.
(informal)(informal, of a person or pet) Indicating affection and familiarity.
- 9.
Designed for a mature audience; unsuitable for children below a certain age.
- 10.
(obsolete)Excessive, abundant.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, invariable, plural, plural only, uncountable)(with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.
A civilised society should always look after the old in the community.
- 2.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.
Near-synonyms: geezer, oldie, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person
I'm not letting an old wreck my good time today.
I'm not letting any olds wreck my good time today.
Đồng nghĩa: geezer, oldie, oldster, ager, antique, badge-cove, cheeser, coffin dodger, crinkly, eld, elder, elderly, geriatric, genarian, geezer, grayhead, greyhead, hoarhead, mzee, old, no spring chicken, old timer, old-timer, oldtimer, older adult, oldie, oldster, senior, senior citizen, silver top, twirly, weazen, wrinkly
- 3.
(countable, slang, uncountable)(slang, most often plural) One's parents.
I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library.
- 4.
(Australia, uncountable)A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.
Cụm từ thường dùng
old for
giới từ đi kèm
grow old
cụm thông dụng
old friend
cụm thông dụng
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ine-pro Middle English old, oold, from Old English ald, eald (old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval), from *ald, from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (grown-up), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós (grown, tall, big).