elderly
英 ['eldəlɪ]
美['ɛldɚli]
- adj. 上了年纪的；过了中年的；稍老的
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"
双语例句
- 1. 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。
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- 2. The runaway car careered into a bench, hitting an elderly couple.
- 那辆失控的车猛冲到一条长椅上，撞伤了一对老夫妇。
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- 3. 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。
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- 4. They feel they are interacting productively with elderly patients.
- 他们觉得和年长的病人进行互动颇有益处。
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- 5. 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。
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