- 词义辨析
elderly, aged, old
这三个词都可指“年老的,年迈的”。它们的区别是:old指年事已高,接近生命的终点; elderly指已过中年,意为“较老的,接近老年的”,常有尊敬和威严的意味。例如:She was an elderly woman, perhaps sixty years old.她已是上了年纪的女人,可能有60岁了。aged指“年迈的”,含有体弱多病、老态龙钟的意味。例如:An aged woman sat mumbling by the fire.一位年迈的妇女坐在炉火旁,口中念念有词。
- 速记技巧
词根词缀法
词根:elder
adj.
elder年长的;年龄较大的;资格老的
n.
elder老人;长辈;年长者;父辈
- 近义词
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重要短语
elderly persons priority scheme共享颐年优先配屋计划
- 双语例句 更多例句
福特汽车公司为老年人设计的一款汽车于上周亮相,这进一步体现了老年消费者的购买力。
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The committee needs to be shaken out to get rid of some of the elderly members.
委员会需要彻底改组,以淘汰一些年纪大的委员.
《简明英汉词典》
It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.
这种情况出现在老年人当中,显然是衰老过程的一部分。
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Some people looking after elderly parents have trouble with the role reversal involved.
一些照看年迈父母的人在角色转变上有困难.
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Frampton struck out blindly, hitting not Waddington, but an elderly man.
弗兰普顿乱打一通,没有打到沃丁顿却打到了一位老人。
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Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them.
老年人被告知,要想保持头脑灵敏,就必须要多动脑。
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It was a strange conjunction — the prim serious young Queen and the elderly, cynical Whig.
那是奇特的组合——古板严肃的年轻女王和上了年纪 、 玩世不恭的维新党成员相组合.
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That elderly gentleman was exceedingly on the jump , as nervous as a man well could be.
那位老绅士坐立不安, 紧张得不得了.
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The lack of facilities for elderly people has cast doubts on the whole of the redevelopment scheme.
整个重建计划缺乏提供给老人们的设施,这使人们对此计划产生了怀疑.
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An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
老年人白天会小睡一会儿,然后晚上只睡5个小时。
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In the next booth along he could see an elderly lady, talking volubly.
在隔壁的电话亭里,他看见一个上了年纪的妇女在喋喋不休地说着。
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从法律上来说,如果老人生活不能自理,他可以指定某人为其代理事务。
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- 相关词组
- elderly person老爷子;
- elderly people老年人;
- the elderlyn.老年人,长者;
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