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单词 old boy
释义
old boy
noun
uk
/ˌəʊld ˈbɔɪ/us
/ˌoʊld ˈbɔɪ/

old boynoun(OLD MAN)

[C]mainlyUKinformal
anoldman:
老头儿
theoldboynextdoor隔壁的老头
[as form of address]mainlyUKold-fashioned
a way that some menaddressmalefriendsthat they haveknownfor manyyears:
老兄，老伙计，老弟
Come on,oldboy,drinkup.来，老兄，喝光它。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The elderly
  • a ripe old ageidiom
  • age
  • aged
  • ageism
  • ageist
  • agism
  • crock
  • geriatric
  • geriatrics
  • gerontological
  • gerontology
  • infirmity
  • nonagenarian
  • pension fund
  • pensioner
  • rest home
  • senility
  • the gray dollar
  • the grey market
  • the grey pound
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old boynoun(STUDENT)

[C]UK
Anoldboyof aparticularschoolis a man who went toschoolthere as achild:
老同学，老校友
an old-boyreunion老校友聚会
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Students & pupils
  • -grader
  • alumna
  • alumnus
  • attrition
  • batch
  • batchmate
  • entrant
  • graduate
  • homeschooler
  • infant
  • intern
  • internship
  • learner
  • pupil
  • schoolboy
  • schoolchild
  • schoolgirl
  • schoolmate
  • send
  • theologian
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Idiom

the old-boy network
(Definition ofold boyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofold boy

old boy
In particular, he casts aspersions on the genteel pretensions of the upper middle classes, and theoldboynetwork's efforts to monopolize professional careers.
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Are there any serious plans to break up theoldboynetwork in the higher levels of the judiciary?
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It's too tied up with theoldboynetwork.
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I suppose that thatoldboyhad been drawing his basic fee on my wife's name for 20 years.
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I believe that it is done on what might be called the "oldboynet".
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A much greater danger, about which nothing can be done, is what theoldboynetwork says about them, perhaps based on entirely erroneous data.
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Sometimes it is on the "oldboynetwork" that one attracts money to a particular group.
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He is a distinguishedoldboyof the school and reflects great credit upon it.
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The present system involves using the "oldboy" network.
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But consensus is wrong when theoldboyatmosphere pervades and when there is no true consensus on an analysis of the facts.
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It is nice to see anoldboyhere this afternoon.
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He is anoldboyof that school and recently visited theoldboysociety of that school.
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It just cannot be done by the enforced "packing"of boards on an"oldboy" basis by trade union nominees.
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Is it not the case of some "oldboy" network operating here?
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Can it not be pushed round in the "oldboy" net, as it is already to a certain extent?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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