| 词汇 | olden |
| 释义 | olden adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˈəʊl.dən/ us /ˈoʊl.dən/ from a long time ago: 过去的，旧时的，昔日的 There weren't things like televisions and computers in the olden days.从前我们没有电视、计算机之类的东西。 In olden times, people rarely travelled.古时候人们很少出门旅行。 Old or old-fashioned age-old ageing ancient antediluvian anti-progressive fossilization fossilize fossilized frumpy fustily outdate outdated outdatedly outmoded outworn unmodernized unmodish unprogressive unreconstructed unsmart olden | American Dictionaryolden adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈoʊl·dən/ from a long time ago: olden times/days Examples of oldenolden They cited as examples the iron pots and enamelled dishes that serve in place of the calabashes of olden days. In the olden days, courage was thought to come from the heart. In those olden days, the most challenging science was thought to be pure, although there have been innumerable examples of pure science discoveries that later yielded practical applications. To that extent many people have been cushioned against the hardships which used to be endured in olden days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The great organisations and empires of olden times could not have existed without education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the olden days, it was the railwaymen who always knew best. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was said in the olden days 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the olden days 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are not to be frightened by any propaganda, as they used to be in olden times. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open 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 the olden days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In olden days, 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suggest that this yacht is a relic of the olden days, and ought to be eliminated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Further, illegitimacy is not regarded now as it used to be in the olden days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It did not exist in the olden days. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was understandable in the olden days, 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 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. |
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