elderly是什么意思？

elderly

英[ˈeldəli] 美[ˈeldərli]

• adj. 上了年纪的，过了中年的，较老的；
• n. 老人；

例句

• An elderly woman rang up the police at the request of her neighbor. 一个老太太应邻居的请求给警察打了电话。
• Some people looking after elderly parents have trouble with the role reversal involved. 一些照看年迈父母的人在角色转变上有困难。
• a vivacious elderly man 一个具有孩子气的老人
• It was a strange conjunction—the prim serious young Queen and the elderly,cynical Whig. 那是奇特的组合——古板严肃的年轻女王和上了年纪、玩世不恭的维新党成员相组合。
• It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly. 这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售。
• There were several problems which tortured the elderly man. 有几个问题折磨着那老人。
• Mr. Lorry had been idle a lo and had just poured out his last glassful of wine complete an appearance of satisfaction as is ever to be found in an elderly gentleman of a fresh complexion who has got to the end of a bottle, when a rattling of wheels came u 罗瑞先生已经悠闲了许久，刚带着心满意足的神情斟上最后一杯。这位因喝完了足足一瓶酒而容光焕发的老年绅士露出了完全满足的神态。此时那狭窄的街道上却响起了辚辚的车轮声，然后隆隆的车声便响进了院子。
• He is getting elderly. 他逐渐变老了。
• The elderly man is quite energetic. 这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。
• Professionals like doctors, nurses, dieticians, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and clinical psychologists are working together at each centre to look after the various needs of the elderly. 中心内不但有医生和护士，还有其他专业人员，包括营养师、职业治疗师、物理治疗师和临床心理学家，以照顾长者多方面的需要。

同义词

• n.
  elderly的同义词之：老年人
  retired, aged, persons, retires, elderly, the,
• adj.
  elderly的同义词之：较老的,年长的
  seasoned, old, oldish, over, ancient, rather, venerable, advanced, hill, in, the, mature, years, weathered, vintage,
• elderly的同义词之：其他释义
  hoary,

英语四级真题

So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors — or doesn't it?
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
While such vigilant（警觉的）tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly
出自-2012年12月阅读原文
A recent study suggests that doctors start to make more objective decisions about who will truly benefit from screening- especially considering the explosion of the elderly that will soon swell our population.
出自-2012年12月阅读原文

英语六级真题

Most of the elderly people he interviewed said they had supportive and friendly dealings and got along well or very well with their sisters and brothers.
出自-2014年6月听力原文
To encourage the young to take care of the elderly
出自-2013年12月阅读原文
Present budget policies tax parents heavily to support the elderly.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  年长的;上年纪的
  You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old.
  例句
  ...an elderly couple... 老夫妇 Many of those most affected are elderly. 受影响最大的人中很多都是上了年纪的。
• ADJ-GRADED
  老式的;老掉牙的
  If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be.
  例句
  Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly. 那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  年纪较大的, 上了年纪的, 中年以上的
  The elderly man is quite energetic. 这位上了年纪的老人仍精力充沛。 He is getting elderly. 他逐渐变老了。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables);
  "aged members of the society""elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper""senior citizen"