age-old
英 ['eidʒəuld]
美
- adj. 古老的；由来已久的
英英释意
- 1. belonging to or lasting from times long ago;
- "age-old customs"
- "the antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness"
英文词源
- age-old (adj.)
- 1896, from age (n.) + old.
考试真题
- Civilian aviation is being disrupted, not by the age-old desires for speed, romanticism and glamour, but by the pressing need to respond to a changing climate.
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实用场景例句
- an age-old custom/problem
- 古老的风俗；由来已久的问题
牛津词典
- This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
- 这场由来已久的对控制权的争夺已经引发了无数流血的战争。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It's their faith that they will age old with each other till death.
- 他们的信念是一起变老,直到死亡.
期刊摘选
- The antique in my home is age old.
- 家里的这件古物已年代久远.
期刊摘选
- ALSO REMEMBER the age old boxing adage: LEAD WITH SPEED and FOLLOW WITH POWER!
- 同样的,记住那句古老的拳击格言: 快拳开路,重拳跟上!
期刊摘选
- Age old wisdoms makes a timely return as humanity fast approaches it's epoch.
- 古老的智慧使及时返回人类快速方法的时代.
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