| 单词 | olden |
| 释义 | olden adjective[before noun] uk/ˈəʊl.dən/us/ˈoʊl.dən/from alongtimeago: 过去的，旧时的，昔日的There weren't things liketelevisionsandcomputersin theoldendays.从前我们没有电视、计算机之类的东西。 Inoldentimes,peoplerarelytravelled.古时候人们很少出门旅行。 Old or old-fashioned
olden| American Dictionaryolden adjective[not gradable] us/ˈoʊl·dən/from alongtimeago: oldentimes/days Examplesofoldenolden They cited as examples the iron pots and enamelled dishes that serve in place of the calabashes ofoldendays. From theCambridge English Corpus In theoldendays, courage was thought to come from the heart. From theCambridge English Corpus In thoseoldendays, the most challenging science was thought to be pure, although there have been innumerable examples of pure science discoveries that later yielded practical applications. From theCambridge English Corpus To that extent many people have been cushioned against the hardships which used to be endured inoldendays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The great organisations and empires ofoldentimes could not have existed without education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In theoldendays, it was the railwaymen who always knew best. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was said in theoldendays that water is to the landscape what an eye is to a man's head. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In theoldendays a great many people had to work under constant artificial light and with inadequate air space. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not to be frightened by any propaganda, as they used to be inoldentimes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The road most used by the motor-car to-day is a quiet, secluded, and safe spot compared with the average coaching road in theoldendays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Inoldendays, the old carriers' carts delivered the great bulk of the parcels which came to country towns by rail. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that this yacht is a relic of theoldendays, and ought to be eliminated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Further, illegitimacy is not regarded now as it used to be in theoldendays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It did not exist in theoldendays. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was understandable in theoldendays, but what is not understandable is that telephone operators should pass on conversations which are overheard. From the Hansard archive 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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