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

• 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。
• Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.
  要解决这个古老谜团，必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识，包括密码学、言学和中世纪历史等。
• 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。
• 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！
• A venerable building& grey, even in the midst of the hoary landscape.
  一座尊严的建筑便是在一片白茫茫景色之中也很幽暗。
• 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。
• 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。
• Genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting.
  北温带地区的一个草本属，叶灰白；珠光香青。
• 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。
• 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？