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elderly

英 /ˈeldəli/美 /ˈeldərli/
  • adj.
    上了年纪的；老掉牙的
  • n.
    老人（the elderly）
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词语例句

  1. 上了年纪的adj.

    高中六级四级

    • There was an elderly couple on the terrace.

      露台上有一对上年纪的老人。

    • Some people live with their elderly parents; many more adult children are returning to the family home, if they ever left.

      有些人与年迈的父母住在一起；更多的成年子女即使曾经离开过，也会回到家里。

    • 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.

      当你年长的亲戚需要进入某种长期的护理设施时——这时很少有父母或孩子会毫无畏惧地靠近——你想要的做的是弄清楚所有事情。

  2. 老掉牙的adj.

    • The car looks a little elderly.

      这辆车看起来有点老掉牙了。

  3. 老人（the elderly）n. (pl.)

    六级四级

    • The elderly are a formidable force in any election.

      老年人在任何选举中都是一股强大的力量。

    • The elderly appreciated the care and attention they received.

      老人们对他们所受到的关怀表示感谢。

    • To be sure, there is economic diversity within the elderly, and many older Americans are poor.

      可以肯定的是，老年人内部存在着经济差异，许多美国老年人都很穷。

  1. Many elderly people live in poverty.
    许多老年人生活于贫困之中。
    来自《牛津词典》
  2. One elderly man sat morosely at the bar.
    一个上了年纪的男人郁郁寡欢地坐在吧台。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
  3. There was an elderly couple on the terrace.
    露台上有一对上年纪的老人。
    来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

相关短语

  • the elderly
    老年人；老年；中老年人；老人
  • elderly patient
    老年；老年患者；老年人；高龄患者
  • Elderly people
    老年人；老年；老人家
  • elderly primipara
    高龄初产妇；高年初产妇
  • The Self-care Elderly
    自理老人

词语扩展

adj.
oldish
上了年纪的；过了中年的；稍老的
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

词义分布

年迈的
39.9%
上了年纪的
26.8%
高龄的
24%
上年纪的
7.1%
高龄老人
2.2%

英英释义

  • n.people who are old collectively
  • adj.advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
  1. adj.
    used as a polite way of saying that someone is old
    年长的；上年纪的
    • An elderly couple lived in the house next door.
      一对老夫妇住在隔壁房子里。

词源

  • elderly
    elder +‎ -ly