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

最高级：hoariest　比较级：hoarier　

GRETEM8医学

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
  1. a hoary old joke
     老掉牙的笑话
• （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.
  1. ...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
     “女人心，海底针”这种老一套的鬼话

双语例句

• If this is the case, impediments must be cleared, including hoary traditions or time-honoured demarcations that structure society.
  若是这样，所有包括古老传统和界限的障碍物应被清除。
• 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）。
• Jostling against one another under the domination of desires, who will think of lenient hoary mother?
  在欲望的支配下彼此倾轧，有谁想到仁爱年老的母亲？
• No matter what he talked about, he spoke in the cliches and hoary, stilted phrases of an old party manual.
  他无论讲什么，总是那些陈词滥调，唱着从陈旧的党内手册中搬来的老掉牙的高调。
• Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves.
  北美西部干旱地区的一种芳香灌木，叶灰白色。
• 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。
• Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.
  他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
• 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。
• 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。
• In the cold, mom with rickets waist, messy and hoary hair in old cheeks side flapping, my eyes flash fuzzy.
  在寒风中，妈妈佝偻着腰，凌乱而花白的头发在苍老的脸颊旁飘扬着，我的视线顷刻间模糊了。