老
[lǎo]
prefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity
old (of people)
⇒ 年迈 陈年 古老 古 苍老 故 宿 久远 积年 高年 陈 老梗 旧 老账 古诗 旧疾 故人 夙敌 古币 旧教 老太婆 老头 妪 老兵 故伎 故典 旧事 宿诺 过时 老城 老土 旧恶
venerable (person)
⇒ 可敬 贤人 高寿 老父 危境 人瑞 耄耋 耆宿 老生
experienced
⇒ 练达 内行 熟 历练 老练 经验丰富 老成 老手 老牌 资深 身经百战 宿儒 见多识广 老成持重 博闻多识 干练 老到 过来人 熟手 博物多闻 饱经忧患 后进 精神满腹 压痛 饱经风霜 历尽 老于世故 老马识途 老腊肉 曾经沧海 韭菜
of long standing
⇒ 大宗
always
⇒ 时刻 历来 总是 辄 尽自 素 向 从来 总 夙夜 永 一直 素来 向来 常 长 自来 无时无刻 老是 井井 满天飞 不尽然 随时待命 一如既往 息屏显示 积不相能 横头横脑 蹈常袭故 素有 一直以来 满腹牢骚
all the time
⇒ 朝朝暮暮 每分每秒 成天 朝夕 寤寐 推陈布新 盛极一时 三句话不离本行 风行一时 宅男
of the past
⇒ 雪泥鸿爪 旧景重现 往例 触景生情 明日黄花 不知丁董 贤人 事迹 缅怀 鉴戒 先哲 怀古 谈古论今 劳动人民 一向
very
⇒ 可 老大 得很 了去了 好生 大为 特 齁 巴巴 嘎嘎 有够 崭 郅 甚为 殊 很 挺 太 忒 甚 甭 了不得 不胜 非常 蛮 煞 十分 煞是 倍儿 得可以 特别 良
outdated
⇒ 老式 背时 明日黄花 旧闻 老化 落伍 钻故纸堆
(of meat etc) tough
⇒ 韧 憨 利害 强悍 艮 强硬 辛苦 皮实 厉害 硬骨头 太妹 硬仗 强硬立场 劲草 柔韧 彪悍 强韧 来硬的 硬汉 凶悍 坚韧 牛皮 虎背熊腰 熊腰虎背 绢 遇强则强 命途坎坷 力挫 逆水行舟 出难题 难为 点子扎手
老
来自翻译宝典
简体中文>英语, CC-CEDICT
老1
lăo
I 形
1 old; aged (opp. 少, 小, 幼):
- 老马 old horse
- 老树 old tree
- 老妇人 old woman
- 显老 look old for one's age
- 不显老 bear (or carry) one's age well
- 逐年见老 show signs of age year by year
- 我老了，走路走不快了。 I'm getting old and can't walk very fast.
2 old; of long standing (opp. 新):
- 老歌 old song
- 老机器 old machine
- 老习惯 old habit
- 老相识 old acquaintance
- 这种纸烟牌子很老了。 This is a very old brand of cigarettes.
3 outdated; old-fashioned; obsolete (opp. 新):
- 老方法 outmoded method
- 老式样 old fashion
4 original; former; same:
- 老版本 original edition
- 老部下 former subordinate
5 (of vegetables) overgrown (opp. 嫩):
- 老笋 tough bamboo shoots
- 老菠菜 overgrown spinach
6 (of food) tough; overdone; well-done (opp. 嫩):
- 鸡蛋煮老了。 The eggs have been hard boiled.
- 牛肉太老。 The beef is too tough.
- 青菜不要炒得太老。 Don't overcook the greens.
- 我喜欢吃老一点儿的牛排。 I like steak quite well-done.
7 experienced; veteran; seasoned:
- 老作家 veteran writer
8 (of certain colours) dark:
- 老绿(红) dark green (red)
- 这件上衣颜色太老了。 This jacket is too dark.
9 〈口〉 last born; youngest:
- 老闺女 youngest daughter
II 名
1 senior person; old people; venerable old man:
- 敬老 show respect for the aged
- 徐老 revered old Xu
- 养老院 home for the aged; senior citizens' home
2 (Lăo) a surname
III 动 〈方，婉〉 [followed by 了 le，usu. of an old person] pass away; die:
- 王大爷前天老了。 Grandpa Wang died the day before yesterday.
IV 副 〈口〉
1 for a long time:
- 老没见你啊。 I haven't seen you for ages.
2 always; all the time:
- 老管闲事 be always meddling
- 老想不开 keep on worrying; cannot put sth. out of one's mind
- 他老那么干。 He does it all the time.
3 very:
- 老远 far away
- 老早 very early
- 老长的胡子 very long beard
- 太阳已经老高了。 The sun is already high.
lăo
I 形
1 old; aged (opp. 少, 小, 幼):
- 老马 old horse
- 老树 old tree
- 老妇人 old woman
- 显老 look old for one's age
- 不显老 bear (or carry) one's age well
- 逐年见老 show signs of age year by year
- 我老了，走路走不快了。 I'm getting old and can't walk very fast.
2 old; of long standing (opp. 新):
- 老歌 old song
- 老机器 old machine
- 老习惯 old habit
- 老相识 old acquaintance
- 这种纸烟牌子很老了。 This is a very old brand of cigarettes.
3 outdated; old-fashioned; obsolete (opp. 新):
- 老方法 outmoded method
- 老式样 old fashion
4 original; former; same:
- 老版本 original edition
- 老部下 former subordinate
5 (of vegetables) overgrown (opp. 嫩):
- 老笋 tough bamboo shoots
- 老菠菜 overgrown spinach
6 (of food) tough; overdone; well-done (opp. 嫩):
- 鸡蛋煮老了。 The eggs have been hard boiled.
- 牛肉太老。 The beef is too tough.
- 青菜不要炒得太老。 Don't overcook the greens.
- 我喜欢吃老一点儿的牛排。 I like steak quite well-done.
7 experienced; veteran; seasoned:
- 老作家 veteran writer
8 (of certain colours) dark:
- 老绿(红) dark green (red)
- 这件上衣颜色太老了。 This jacket is too dark.
9 〈口〉 last born; youngest:
- 老闺女 youngest daughter
II 名
1 senior person; old people; venerable old man:
- 敬老 show respect for the aged
- 徐老 revered old Xu
- 养老院 home for the aged; senior citizens' home
2 (Lăo) a surname
III 动 〈方，婉〉 [followed by 了 le，usu. of an old person] pass away; die:
- 王大爷前天老了。 Grandpa Wang died the day before yesterday.
IV 副 〈口〉
1 for a long time:
- 老没见你啊。 I haven't seen you for ages.
2 always; all the time:
- 老管闲事 be always meddling
- 老想不开 keep on worrying; cannot put sth. out of one's mind
- 他老那么干。 He does it all the time.
3 very:
- 老远 far away
- 老早 very early
- 老长的胡子 very long beard
- 太阳已经老高了。 The sun is already high.
老2
lăo
缀
1 [in terms of address before the surnames of acquaintances or friends to indicate intimacy or informality]:
- 老王 Lao Wang
2 [in kinship terms before numerals to indicate order of seniority]:
- 老大 eldest; number one (among sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters)
- 老二 number two
- 老幺 youngest
3 [in certain names of animals and plants] 老虎; 老玉米
lăo
缀
1 [in terms of address before the surnames of acquaintances or friends to indicate intimacy or informality]:
- 老王 Lao Wang
2 [in kinship terms before numerals to indicate order of seniority]:
- 老大 eldest; number one (among sons, daughters, brothers, or sisters)
- 老二 number two
- 老幺 youngest
3 [in certain names of animals and plants] 老虎; 老玉米
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英词典
老
lǎo
1. 年岁大(跟‘少’或‘幼’相对 as opposed to ‘young’})<biaoqian>old</biaoqian>:
- ～人 {old people}
- ～大爷 {grandpa}
- 他六十多岁了,可是一点也不显～。 {He is in his 60s, but he doesn't look his age.}
2. 老年人(常用做尊称 {oft. used as a respectful term of address}) {elderly person}:
- 徐～ {Venerable Xu}
- 敬～院 {senior citizens' home}
- 扶～携幼。 {(on a journey) take the old folk by the arm and lead the children along}
3. 〈婉辞 euph.〉指人死(多指老人,必带‘了’ {oft. of old people, with the character 了·le attached}) {pass away; die}:
- 隔壁前天～了人了。 {Someone next door died the day before yesterday.}
4. 对某些方面富有经验;老练 {seasoned; proven}:
- ～手 {proven expert; old hand}
- ～于世故。 {be worldly-wise}
5. 很久以前就存在的(跟‘新’相对,下⑥同 as opposed to ‘new’; same as ⑥})<biaoqian>old</biaoqian>:
- ～厂 {old factory}
- ～朋友 {old friend}
- ～根据地 {former revolutionary base area}
- 这种纸烟牌子很～了。 {This cigarette brand is nothing new.}
6. 陈旧 {dated; antiquated}:
- ～脑筋 {old-fashioned way of thinking}
- ～机器 {outdated machine}
- 这所房子太～了。 {This house is too old.}
7. 原来的 {original; unchanged; same}:
- ～脾气 {the same old temperament}
- ～地方。 {the same old place}
8. (蔬菜)长得过了适口的时期(跟‘嫩’相对 as opposed to ‘tender'}) {(of vegetable) grown so much as to be inedible; overgrown; tough}:
- 油菜太～了。 {The rape is too tough to eat.}
9. (食物)火候大(跟‘嫩’相对 as opposed to ‘underdone’}) {overcooked; well done}:
- 鸡蛋煮～了 {The eggs were overdone.}
- 青菜不要炒得太～。 {Don't overcook the cabbage.}
10. (某些高分子化合物)变质 {(of certain macromolecular compounds) deteriorate; age}:
- ～化 {ageing}
- 防～剂。 {antioxidant; antideteriorant}
11. (某些颜色)深 {(of certain colours) dark; deep}:
- ～绿 {dark green}
- ～红。 {deep red}
12. 长久 {for long}:
- ～主顾 {long-time patron}
- 老张近来很忙吧,～没见他了。 {Old Zhang must be very busy, as we haven't seen him for a while.}
13. 经常 {often; regularly}:
- 人家～提前完成任务,咱们呢! {The other people are always fulfilling their tasks ahead of time; how about us?}
14. 很;极 {rather; very}:
- ～早 {rather early}
- ～远 {very far away}
- 太阳已经～高了。 {The sky hangs rather high in the sky.}
15. 排行在末了的 {(of seniority) youngest}:
- ～儿子 {youngest son}
- ～闺女 {youngest daughter}
- ～妹子。 {youngest sister}
16. 前缀,用于称人、排行次序、某些动植物名 {[as prefix of a person's name to indicate seniority, or before an animal or plant]}:
- ～王 {Lao Wang; Old Wang}
- ～三 {Third Child}
- ～虎 {tiger}
- ～玉米。 {corn}
17. (Lǎo)姓。 {a surname}�
lǎo
1. 年岁大(跟‘少’或‘幼’相对 as opposed to ‘young’})<biaoqian>old</biaoqian>:
- ～人 {old people}
- ～大爷 {grandpa}
- 他六十多岁了,可是一点也不显～。 {He is in his 60s, but he doesn't look his age.}
2. 老年人(常用做尊称 {oft. used as a respectful term of address}) {elderly person}:
- 徐～ {Venerable Xu}
- 敬～院 {senior citizens' home}
- 扶～携幼。 {(on a journey) take the old folk by the arm and lead the children along}
3. 〈婉辞 euph.〉指人死(多指老人,必带‘了’ {oft. of old people, with the character 了·le attached}) {pass away; die}:
- 隔壁前天～了人了。 {Someone next door died the day before yesterday.}
4. 对某些方面富有经验;老练 {seasoned; proven}:
- ～手 {proven expert; old hand}
- ～于世故。 {be worldly-wise}
5. 很久以前就存在的(跟‘新’相对,下⑥同 as opposed to ‘new’; same as ⑥})<biaoqian>old</biaoqian>:
- ～厂 {old factory}
- ～朋友 {old friend}
- ～根据地 {former revolutionary base area}
- 这种纸烟牌子很～了。 {This cigarette brand is nothing new.}
6. 陈旧 {dated; antiquated}:
- ～脑筋 {old-fashioned way of thinking}
- ～机器 {outdated machine}
- 这所房子太～了。 {This house is too old.}
7. 原来的 {original; unchanged; same}:
- ～脾气 {the same old temperament}
- ～地方。 {the same old place}
8. (蔬菜)长得过了适口的时期(跟‘嫩’相对 as opposed to ‘tender'}) {(of vegetable) grown so much as to be inedible; overgrown; tough}:
- 油菜太～了。 {The rape is too tough to eat.}
9. (食物)火候大(跟‘嫩’相对 as opposed to ‘underdone’}) {overcooked; well done}:
- 鸡蛋煮～了 {The eggs were overdone.}
- 青菜不要炒得太～。 {Don't overcook the cabbage.}
10. (某些高分子化合物)变质 {(of certain macromolecular compounds) deteriorate; age}:
- ～化 {ageing}
- 防～剂。 {antioxidant; antideteriorant}
11. (某些颜色)深 {(of certain colours) dark; deep}:
- ～绿 {dark green}
- ～红。 {deep red}
12. 长久 {for long}:
- ～主顾 {long-time patron}
- 老张近来很忙吧,～没见他了。 {Old Zhang must be very busy, as we haven't seen him for a while.}
13. 经常 {often; regularly}:
- 人家～提前完成任务,咱们呢! {The other people are always fulfilling their tasks ahead of time; how about us?}
14. 很;极 {rather; very}:
- ～早 {rather early}
- ～远 {very far away}
- 太阳已经～高了。 {The sky hangs rather high in the sky.}
15. 排行在末了的 {(of seniority) youngest}:
- ～儿子 {youngest son}
- ～闺女 {youngest daughter}
- ～妹子。 {youngest sister}
16. 前缀,用于称人、排行次序、某些动植物名 {[as prefix of a person's name to indicate seniority, or before an animal or plant]}:
- ～王 {Lao Wang; Old Wang}
- ～三 {Third Child}
- ～虎 {tiger}
- ～玉米。 {corn}
17. (Lǎo)姓。 {a surname}�
简体中文>英语, 现代汉语词典
老
lǎo
形 old; aged
- 变老 become/grow old
- 老妇人 old/aged woman/lady
- 老树 old tree
- 人老心不老 old man with a young heart; physically old but spiritually young; aged but full of sap
- 妈妈老多了。 Mom has aged considerably.
- 他看上去比实际年龄要老。 He looks old for his age.
- 她才三十，就已经显老了。 She was barely thirty but gave an impression of age.
另见：老大哥老奶奶老人
名 old people; the old/aged/elderly
- 敬老 show respect for the old/aged
- 尊老爱幼 respect the old and care for the young
- 一家老小 the old and the young of the family
名 [used to honour venerable old man]
- 李老 our revered Mr Li
形 experienced; veteran
- 老战士 war veteran
- 老作家 veteran writer
另见：老兵老干部老手
形 of long standing; old
- 老关系 long-standing ties/connections
- 老朋友 old/longtime friend
- 老听众 regular listener
- 老习惯 old habit
另见：老字号
形 old; old-fashioned; outmoded; outdated; out-of-date
- 老风俗 old customs
- 老思想 old/obsolete/old-fashioned ideas
另见：老规矩老脑筋
形 former; original
- 老部下 former subordinate
- 老地方 same old place
- 他还是老样子。 He is still his former self.
- 他还是那个老脾气。 His old temperament remains unchanged.
- 这老法子还行。 The old method still worked.
另见：老毛病
形 (of colours) dark; deep
- 老红/绿/蓝 dark red/green/blue
形 (of vegetables) overgrown
- 芹菜长老了。 The celery is overgrown.
形 (of food) overcooked; overdone; hard
- 煮老了的鸡蛋 hard-boiled eggs
- 牛排要嫩的还是老的？ Do you like your steak rare or well-done?
- 肉煮老了。 The meat is overcooked.
形 <化学> ageing
另见：老化
副 for a long time
副 often; always; all the time
前缀
lǎo
形 old; aged
- 变老 become/grow old
- 老妇人 old/aged woman/lady
- 老树 old tree
- 人老心不老 old man with a young heart; physically old but spiritually young; aged but full of sap
- 妈妈老多了。 Mom has aged considerably.
- 他看上去比实际年龄要老。 He looks old for his age.
- 她才三十，就已经显老了。 She was barely thirty but gave an impression of age.
另见：老大哥老奶奶老人
名 old people; the old/aged/elderly
- 敬老 show respect for the old/aged
- 尊老爱幼 respect the old and care for the young
- 一家老小 the old and the young of the family
名 [used to honour venerable old man]
- 李老 our revered Mr Li
形 experienced; veteran
- 老战士 war veteran
- 老作家 veteran writer
另见：老兵老干部老手
形 of long standing; old
- 老关系 long-standing ties/connections
- 老朋友 old/longtime friend
- 老听众 regular listener
- 老习惯 old habit
另见：老字号
形 old; old-fashioned; outmoded; outdated; out-of-date
- 老风俗 old customs
- 老思想 old/obsolete/old-fashioned ideas
另见：老规矩老脑筋
形 former; original
- 老部下 former subordinate
- 老地方 same old place
- 他还是老样子。 He is still his former self.
- 他还是那个老脾气。 His old temperament remains unchanged.
- 这老法子还行。 The old method still worked.
另见：老毛病
形 (of colours) dark; deep
- 老红/绿/蓝 dark red/green/blue
形 (of vegetables) overgrown
- 芹菜长老了。 The celery is overgrown.
形 (of food) overcooked; overdone; hard
- 煮老了的鸡蛋 hard-boiled eggs
- 牛排要嫩的还是老的？ Do you like your steak rare or well-done?
- 肉煮老了。 The meat is overcooked.
形 <化学> ageing
另见：老化
副 for a long time
副 often; always; all the time
前缀
[used before some names of animals and plants]老虎;老鼠;老玉米
[used before a person's surname indicating seniority]
- 老高 Lao Gao
副 very
动 <口婉> (of old people) pass away; die [followed by了]
形 <口> last born; youngest
- 老高 Lao Gao
[used before大and二，三，四and other numerals indicating order of birth or rank]
- 吴家老二 second son/daughter of the Wu's老大
- 吴家老二 second son/daughter of the Wu's老大
副 very
动 <口婉> (of old people) pass away; die [followed by了]
形 <口> last born; youngest
- 简体中文>英语, 汉英大词典
老
/lǎo/
aged; always; old; outdated; tough; very
/lǎo/
aged; always; old; outdated; tough; very
简体中文>英语, 简明汉英词典
老
lǎo
old, 指老或衰老。
- 岁月催君老。 Time makes you old.
- 我老了，路走不快啦。 I'm getting old and can't walk very fast.
- 他60多岁，可一点也不显老。 He's over sixty, but he doesn't look old at all.old也可指老旧或多年。
- 寂静的夜晚飘来老屋前面花园里的玫瑰花香。 The silent night smelled of roses in the front garden of the old house.
- 你又在老调重弹。 You're striking up the same old tune.
- 他是我们的老朋友。 He is an old friend of ours.
veteran，指经验老到，而年龄可老可小。
- 这男孩12岁就成了一个老旅行家，因为他跟他父亲周游了世界。 At the age of 12 the boy was already a veteran traveler, having flown all over the world with his father.
- 我们的老会计宣布退休了。 Our veteran bookkeeper announced his retirement.
ancient，指古老。
- 按一般规律，任何类型的事物越是老，与现存类型的差异就越大。 The more ancient any form is, the more, as a general rule, it differs from living forms.
- 你以为我们煤的月产量还只是10万吨吗？老皇历啦！ Do you think our monthly output of coal is still one hundred thousand tons only? That's ancient history now!
very，指程度相当高。
- 她老早就动身了。 She set out very early.
- 我见他的时候，他留着老长的胡子。 He had a very long beard when I met him.
for a long time, for ages，指时间相当长。
- 这屋子老不住人有股霉味。 This room has been left vacant for a long time, so there is a moldy smell.
- 我老没见到你。 I haven't seen you for ages.
always, all the time，指经常或一直如此。
- 他老取笑我。 He always makes fun of me.
- 最近天老下雨。 Recently it has rained all the time.
keep (on)后接现在分词，指老重复某种动作。
- 我不知今天怎么啦，老打破东西。 I don't know what's wrong with me today, I keep breaking today.
- 你干吗老躲着我？ Why do you keep avoiding me?
- 他老跟我打电话，可我真不想跟他通话。 He keeps on phoning me but I really don't want to talk to him.
带有over前缀的某些动词，指事情过了头。
- 牛肉煮老了。 The beef was overdone.
- 芹菜不收要老了。 The celery will be overgrown if we don't pick it now.
- 青菜不要炒得太老。 Don't overcook the greens.
“老”的其他译法。
- 我们甘当人民的老黄牛。 We are ready to serve the people like a willing ox.
- 小丽是咱们村长的老闺女。 Xiaoli is the youngest daughter of our village head.
- 我喜欢把鸡蛋煮得老一点。 I like eggs hard-boiled.
- 他喜欢老一点的牛排。 He likes steak quite well-done.
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old, 指老或衰老。
- 岁月催君老。 Time makes you old.
- 我老了，路走不快啦。 I'm getting old and can't walk very fast.
- 他60多岁，可一点也不显老。 He's over sixty, but he doesn't look old at all.old也可指老旧或多年。
- 寂静的夜晚飘来老屋前面花园里的玫瑰花香。 The silent night smelled of roses in the front garden of the old house.
- 你又在老调重弹。 You're striking up the same old tune.
- 他是我们的老朋友。 He is an old friend of ours.
veteran，指经验老到，而年龄可老可小。
- 这男孩12岁就成了一个老旅行家，因为他跟他父亲周游了世界。 At the age of 12 the boy was already a veteran traveler, having flown all over the world with his father.
- 我们的老会计宣布退休了。 Our veteran bookkeeper announced his retirement.
ancient，指古老。
- 按一般规律，任何类型的事物越是老，与现存类型的差异就越大。 The more ancient any form is, the more, as a general rule, it differs from living forms.
- 你以为我们煤的月产量还只是10万吨吗？老皇历啦！ Do you think our monthly output of coal is still one hundred thousand tons only? That's ancient history now!
very，指程度相当高。
- 她老早就动身了。 She set out very early.
- 我见他的时候，他留着老长的胡子。 He had a very long beard when I met him.
for a long time, for ages，指时间相当长。
- 这屋子老不住人有股霉味。 This room has been left vacant for a long time, so there is a moldy smell.
- 我老没见到你。 I haven't seen you for ages.
always, all the time，指经常或一直如此。
- 他老取笑我。 He always makes fun of me.
- 最近天老下雨。 Recently it has rained all the time.
keep (on)后接现在分词，指老重复某种动作。
- 我不知今天怎么啦，老打破东西。 I don't know what's wrong with me today, I keep breaking today.
- 你干吗老躲着我？ Why do you keep avoiding me?
- 他老跟我打电话，可我真不想跟他通话。 He keeps on phoning me but I really don't want to talk to him.
带有over前缀的某些动词，指事情过了头。
- 牛肉煮老了。 The beef was overdone.
- 芹菜不收要老了。 The celery will be overgrown if we don't pick it now.
- 青菜不要炒得太老。 Don't overcook the greens.
“老”的其他译法。
- 我们甘当人民的老黄牛。 We are ready to serve the people like a willing ox.
- 小丽是咱们村长的老闺女。 Xiaoli is the youngest daughter of our village head.
- 我喜欢把鸡蛋煮得老一点。 I like eggs hard-boiled.
- 他喜欢老一点的牛排。 He likes steak quite well-done.
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