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older是old的比较级。older则不限于此。例如:My younger sonis five and my elder sonis nine。我的小儿子5岁,大儿子9岁。 Tom is two years older than I.汤姆比我年长两岁。用作older可作定语,表语;。例如: My elder sister does her homework all by herself. 我的姐姐独自做作业。 Hiselder songot married last week. 他的长子是上星期结婚的。 I think hismother is older. 我认为他的母亲年龄大引起。older既可修饰人,也可修饰修物。例如: My elder brother joined the army when he was only fifteen.我哥哥年仅15负就参了军。 Thisdog is older than any other dogs here.这条狗在这里是最老的一条。 I have a sister older than myself.我有位比我大的姐姐。 It is said MrChenis over ten years older than Mrs Li.据说陈先生比李女士大10多岁。
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old
英 [əʊld] 美 [oʊld]
adj.
古老的;老的;具体年龄;(多少)岁;年纪;年纪大的;不年轻的;老年人;存在(或使用)时间长的;过去的;原来的,原先的;相识时间长的
n.
老年人;…岁的(人);旧事物
noun
1
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old")
adj
1
just preceding something else in time or order
the previous owner
my old house was larger
Synonym:
previous(a)
2
skilled through long experience
an old offender
the older soldiers
Synonym:
older
3
of long duration
old tradition
old house
old wine
old country
old friendships
old money
4
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
his mother is very old
a ripe old age
how old are you?
5
belonging to some prior time
erstwhile friend
our former glory
the once capital of the state
her quondam lover
older
英 ["əʊldər] 美 [oʊldər]
adj.
更老的;年长的;老的;年纪大的;老年人;更旧的
adj
1
skilled through long experience
an old offender
the older soldiers
Synonym:
old
2
advanced in years
aged members of the society
elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper
senior citizen
Synonym:
agedelderlysenior
3
used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son
Bill Adams, Sr.
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