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单词 old hand
释义
old hand
noun[C]
uk
/ˌəʊld ˈhænd/us
/ˌoʊld ˈhænd/
someone who is veryexperiencedandskilledin aparticularareaofactivity:
老手，富有经验的人
We should beabletotrustSilva tonegotiatea gooddealfor us - he's anoldhandatthegame.们应能相信席尔瓦会为我们谈成一笔好生意——他精于此道。
Synonyms
old-timerinformal
veteran
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(Definition ofold handfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofold hand

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The position is difficult in the steel works which formerly supplied theoldhandmills.
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Now he has come back to the fray, and as anoldhandin these matters he has welcomed the timetable that has been allocated.
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We should still be left with theoldhand-loom weaving.
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I, being anoldhandat all of these matters, take a rather wider view.
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He is new at the game, and theoldhandwins.
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I was simply saying that theseoldhandmills had closed down.
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This applies particularly to what are known as wasters, which are a large part of the production of theoldhandworks.
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That means less dust than even with theoldhandpick, more large coal and fewer accidents.
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This firm was very anxious indeed to save hundreds of man-hours by spraying coaches instead of using theoldhand-brush method.
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This seems to me, as anoldhandat trade union organisation, to be a perfectly reasonable proposition.
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But the transition from "oldhand"to"old hat" is a very short one.
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I am anoldhandon these occasions.
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I am becoming something of anoldhandat these debates.
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We have that on the testimony both of theoldhandand the new.
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I see nothing wrong with recreating and redevelopingoldhandskills that we once had for working in wood, brass, wool, and so on.
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