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
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- a hoary old joke
老掉牙的笑话
- a hoary old joke
- （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.- ...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
“女人心，海底针”这种老一套的鬼话
- ...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
双语例句
- By striking a deal with the SEC and federal prosecutors, Ivan boesky avoided the hoary tactic of financiers in legal trouble& the quick flight to a country that will not extradite U.S. fugitives.
伊万•博伊斯基（证券内幕交易案犯译注）通过和美国证券交易委员会（SEC）以及联邦检察官达成协议，没有采取陷入法律纠纷的金融家们一贯使用的伎俩逃到不会引渡美国逃犯的国家。 - It also shows how the hoary old thesis and antithesis of genetics and upbringing combine in a most intriguing synthesis.
该论文同样揭示了遗传学和抚育的古老论题与其对立面如何在最复杂的综合体下发挥其综合作用。 - 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。 - As I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow ( Robert Southwell).
我站在古老的冬日雪夜中颤抖（罗伯特·索恩韦尔）。 - And though the fields look rough with hoary dew
尽管白露使田野显得凄怆 - 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。 - Behind a fence of iron-tracery with Byzantine motifs, eight hoary olive trees attract the attention of the visitor as he enters the garden.
在拜占廷式铁制窗格栅栏后的八颗有如斑斑白发般的橄榄树，吸引观光客的注意，彷如置身园中一般。 - On the one hand was sacred grave, on the other hoary locks.
一方面是座神圣的孤坟，一方面是满头的白发。 - 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。 - 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！