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　

GRE TEM8 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

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。
The mountain was silhouetted against the sky. Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
那座山在天空的衬托下显得轮廓分明。
In order to investigate the biological characteristics of Hoary Bamboo Rat, We had three tests for it.
为了研究银星竹鼠的生物学特性，本研究进行了3个试验。
When going in grow some v/ arc able-bodied man to wrap babushka, when they are answered already hoary head defends a margin even.
去时里长给有的壮丁裹头巾，他们回时已经白头还要去守边。
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？
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。
By striking a deal with the SEC and federal prosecutors, Ivan boesky avoided the hoary tactic of financiers in legal trouble& the quick flight to a country that will not extradite U.S. fugitives.
伊万•博伊斯基（证券内幕交易案犯译注）通过和美国证券交易委员会（SEC）以及联邦检察官达成协议，没有采取陷入法律纠纷的金融家们一贯使用的伎俩逃到不会引渡美国逃犯的国家。
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。
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。