| 词汇 | example_english_old-folk |
| 释义 | old folkcollocation in Englishmeanings of oldand folkThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with folk. old adjective uk /əʊld/ us /oʊld/ having lived or existed for ... See more at old folk noun uk /fəʊk/ us /foʊk/ mainly UK people, especially those of a particular group ... See more at folk Examples of old folkThese 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. That sort of misery, real as it is, is chicken-feed to the miserable misery uncared-for oldfolk endure all over the land. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it not a fact that these oldfolk, like everybody else, do not like people poking about in their houses? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Year after year these oldfolk are wearing out their clothes, their bed linen and their bedsteads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the weather that we have had, the problem of the oldfolk is more acute than ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is of great advantage to many of the oldfolk who come to us for help. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have asked, for instance, that oldfolk might find places in old folks homes at the seaside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Conditions can be severe for our oldfolk and for our pensioners, who have to climb that hill every time they go for their pensions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The oldfolk are never very good at figures anyhow, and are baffled by the various calculations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Oldfolk do not want to be bothered by having their houses torn apart about them whilst they are still living in them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was justified in saying the oldfolk ran a serious danger. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All these groups deserve our consideration, and some of them are worse off than the oldfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is especially true of sheltered housing for oldfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Numbers of evacuated people were sent to the homes of oldfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is not a thought for the oldfolk. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These oldfolk have given of their best to the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our first step is to see that these oldfolk are raised to a level above the pauper and the destitution stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also true to say that oldfolk in the past have contributed their quota to the prosperity of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If these women are called up, the home is finished, and there is no possibility of the oldfolk being cared for. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Here we are to-day, with thousands of the sons of these oldfolk fighting for this great country, fighting for democracy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all these years of fighting all over the country, the oldfolk are asking whether anything is to be done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of old Go to the definition of folk See other collocations with folk |
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