hoary

英 [ˈhɔːri]

美 [ˈhɔːri]

adj.  陈腐的; 老掉牙的; 陈旧的; (因年老)灰白的，花白的

最高级：hoariest　比较级：hoarier　

GRETEM8医学

BNC.32663 / COCA.25494

牛津词典

adj.

• 陈腐的；老掉牙的；陈旧的
  very old and well known and therefore no longer interesting
  1. a hoary old joke
     老掉牙的笑话
• （因年老）灰白的，花白的
  grey or white because a person is old

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 古老的;陈旧的;老掉牙的
  If you describe a problem or subject ashoary, you mean that it is old and familiar.
  1. ...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
     “女人心，海底针”这种老一套的鬼话

双语例句

• Although he didn't usually care for that hoary aphorism, it now seemed to contain a miraculous solution to all his problems.
  这一句陈腐的话，虽然平时他并不喜欢，但这时候他却觉得它是解决这一切问题的妙法了！
• The mountain was silhouetted against the sky. Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
  那座山在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。
• Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.
  他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
• Genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting.
  北温带地区的一个草本属，叶灰白；珠光香青。
• The hero of the epic poem was described as being hoary with age.
  这部史诗的主人公被描绘成白发苍苍的老人。
• And though the fields look rough with hoary dew
  尽管白露使田野显得凄怆
• Everyone seems to agree that it was refreshing to see two women presenting the latest series instead of the usual older man-younger woman combo, but Christmas sees the return of Sir Bruce Forsyth and his hoary gags.
  每个人都更想看到在最新一季中，原先的老人-年轻女子的组合，被两个女人所取代，不过这个圣诞，布鲁斯福赛斯爵士要带着他的老段子回归了。
• Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
  古老的泰山越发显得崔嵬了。
• Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.
  要解决这个古老谜团，必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识，包括密码学、言学和中世纪历史等。
• A hoary old butler slowly opened the creaking door.
  头发灰白的老男管家慢慢打开了嘎吱作响的门。