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659 old—elderly—aged
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old主要表示“老的”，可指人，也可指物：
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Suffering made her old before her time．受苦受难使她提前衰老了。
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He’s an old hand at that work．他是干那种工作的老手。
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Oxford is an old university．牛津是很老的大学。
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This tree (building) is very old．这棵树（这座楼）很老。
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常可用来表示年龄多大：
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How old is the baby？宝宝多大了？
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He is as old as John．他和约翰一样大。
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This is my oldest daughter．这是我的大女儿。
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也可表示“（某物）存在多少年了”：
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Our car is three years old．我们的车已买了3年了。
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“How old is the Taj Mahal?” “It was built about 1640, I think.”“太姬陵修建多少年了？”“我想是1640年前后修的。”
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old有两个比较级和最高级，关于elder和eldest的用法可参阅352节。
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old还可表示“旧的”、“以前的”：
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I gave away all my old dresses．我把旧衣服都送人了。
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We got into his old car．我们坐进他的旧车。
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He got his old job back．他又得到以前的那份工作。
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Miss Green, our old maths teacher, was there too．我们以前的数学老师格林小姐也在那儿。
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说人old不太客气，elderly是一个比较客气的说法：
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The mayor is an elderly man．市长是一位年长的人。
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She was an elderly woman, perhaps sixty years old．她是一位年长的妇女，或许有60岁。
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He was accompanied by an elderly gentleman．和他一道的是一位年长的先生。
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the elderly还可指年长的人：
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It is an organization which helps the elderly．这是一个帮助老年人的机构。
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