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elderly

英 ['eldəlɪ] 美['ɛldɚli]

英英释义考试真题实用场景例句

近义词retired aged elderly the

adj. 上了年纪的；过了中年的；稍老的

CET4TEM4IELTS考研常用词汇中频词

英英释意

1. 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"

英文词源

elderly (adj.): "bordering on old age, somewhat old," 1610s, from elder + -ly (1). Now, generally, "old." Old English ealdorlic meant "chief, princely, excellent, authentic." Old English also had related eldernliche "of old time," literally "forefatherly."

考试真题

When your elderly relative needs to enter some sort of long-term care facility—a moment few parents or children approach without fear—what you would like is to have everything made clear.

An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore, might be no less depressed in assisted -86 living ( ' , even if her children preferred it) than in a nursing home.

Young people do less cooking at home than the elderly these days.

So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or doesn't it?

While such vigilant（警觉的）tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly

A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.

That means making some difficult decisions with elderly patients, and going against the misguided belief that when it comes to health care, more is always better

Why do doctors recommend routine cancer screening for elderly people?

The elderly are more sensitive about their health

The elderly are in greater danger of tumor growth.

How do some researchers now look at routine cancer screening for the elderly

elderly British diners

While elderly people tend to sleep for fewer hours than they did when they were younger, this has a(n) negative effect on their brain's performance and they would benefit from getting more, according to research

In what way do elderly people benefit from their contact with nature?

When people care for an elderly relative, they often do not use available community services such as adult daycare centers.

Researchers have found that caring for the elderly can be a very positive experience

The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received.

Social workers and experts on aging offer caregivers and potential caregivers help when arranging for the care of an elderly relative

Why are adult children more likely to use community services to help care for elderly parents?

I have an elderly mother and I'm worried about her going on a plane.

About 75% of elderly parents who don't go to nursing homes live within 30 minutes of at least one of their children.

An elderly person who describes herself as in poor health, therefore, might be no less depressed in assisted living even if her children preferred it than in a nursing home.

Increasingly, researchers have begun to look at the quality of relationships, rather than at the frequency of contact, between the elderly and their children.

Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly.

To encourage the young to take care of the elderly

Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers.

Typical users of online supermarkets include the elderly, people who work long hours and those without their own transport.

All around her, people were suffering, especially the elderly.

Already well over 400 of the total of 6, 800 languages are close to extinction, with only a few elderly speakers left.

It can do things such as reminding an elderly family member to take medicine or taking family photos.

Little kids and the elderly are the ones who have suffered the most from this extreme heat wave.

Local teenagers bringing clothing to elderly people.

Teenagers climbed dozens of flights of stairs to deliver water and food to elderly people trapped in powerless high-rise buildings.

The elderly were free from suffering.

They offer special service to the elderly.

Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and happiness of the marriage within that home.

likewise, among the elderly, being somewhat overweight is often an indicator of good health.

实用场景例句

an elderly couple: 一对老年夫妇

elderly relatives: 年老的亲戚

...an elderly couple...: 老夫妇

Many of those most affected are elderly.: 受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。

Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.: 那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。

In addition, the tester can be controlled by the computer through the USB interface too.: 此外,系统在通信模块中设计了USB接口电路, 因而也可以与PC机联机运行.

The elderly diplomat came to Lanny's support.: 那年老的外交家支持了兰尼.

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.

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.

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.

It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.: 这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售.

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.

He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.: 他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人.

The local government listed him as an elderly person of no family.: 当地政府把他列为孤寡老人.

He is an elderly man, about sixty.: 他是个老人, 大约60岁.

She is an elderly woman whose brio astounds everyone.: 她是个年逾中年的妇女,但她的精力充沛使大家惊异.

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.

arrangers of care services for the elderly: 安排照料老人的筹划者

the costs of health care for the elderly: 老年人的医疗费用

a report on the unmet needs of elderly people: 有关老年人生活所需不足的报告

We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.: 我们通常以为被拦路抢劫的受害者是老年人。

One elderly man sat morosely at the bar.: 一位老者闷闷不乐地坐在酒吧里。

Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.: 那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。

An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.: 一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。

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。

There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.: 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。

The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.: 老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。

It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them, should they become incapable of looking after themselves.: 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。