hoary

US [ˈhɔri]
UK [ˈhɔːri]
  • adj.陈腐的；老掉牙的；陈旧的；（因年老）灰白的
  • Web古老的；久远的；白发的
Comparative Degree：hoarier  Superlative：hoariest  

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hoary
adj.
1.
陈腐的；老掉牙的；陈旧的very old and well known and therefore no longer interesting
a hoary old joke
老掉牙的笑话
2.
（因年老）灰白的，花白的grey or white because a person is old

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Definition:
AllAll,陈腐的陈腐的,老掉牙的老掉牙的,陈旧的陈旧的,灰白的灰白的,古老的古老的,久远的久远的,白发的白发的
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1.
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！
zhè yī jù chén fǔ de huà , suī rán píng shí tā bìng bù xǐ huan , dàn zhè shí hou tā què jué de tā shì jiě jué zhè yí qiè wèn tí de miào fǎ le !
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2.
That hoary old chestnut should've been put to bed with the white australia policy.
这么老掉牙的东西还是和白澳政策一起塞到床底下去吧。
zhè me lǎo diào yá de dōng xi hái shì hé bái ào zhèng cè yì qǐ sāi dào chuáng dǐ xia qù ba 。
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3.
A hoary old man upon a mow-white horse shall divert the River Periron, and above the stream he will measure out a mill with his white rod.
一位头发灰白的老人在干草堆之上——白色的马会转移到佩里安河，他会在溪水上端用白杆调节着磨坊。
yī wèi tóu fà huī bái de lǎo rén zài gàn cǎo duī zhī shàng — — bái sè de mǎ huì zhuǎn yí dào pèi lǐ ān hé , tā huì zài xī shuǐ shàng duān yòng bái gǎn tiáo jié zhe mò fáng 。
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4.
Some of this looks quite unlikely, particularly the hoary promise to complete the trade round and the new one to reach a climate agreement.
其中一些承诺看上去很难兑现，尤其是完成多哈回合贸易谈判的老承诺，以及达成气候变化协定的新承诺。
qí zhōng yì xiē chéng nuò kàn shàng qù hěn nán duì xiàn , yóu qí shì wán chéng duō hā huí hé mào yì tán pàn de lǎo chéng nuò , yǐ jí dá chéng qì hòu biàn huà xié dìng de xīn chéng nuò 。
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5.
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、语言学和中世纪历史等。
yào jiě jué zhè ge gǔ lǎo mí tuán , bì xū páng jí hǎo jǐ gè lǐng yù de zhuān mén zhī shi , bāo kuò mì mǎ xué 、 yǔ yán xué hé zhōng shì jì lì shǐ děng 。
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6.
It has good effect for alopecia and juvenile hoary hair, and has the functions of protecting hair and removing dandruff and antipruritic.
对于脱发和少年白发疗效较好。同时也可用作护发和去屑止痒。
duì yú tuō fà hé shào nián bái fà liáo xiào jiào hǎo 。 tóng shí yě kě yòng zuò hù fā hé qù xiè zhǐ yǎng 。
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7.
a coat of hoary moss has gathered over the inscriptions of the mural monuments, and obscured the death's heads, and other funereal emblems.
墙上长了一层白苍苍的苔薛，非但上面的碑文不可读，连骷髅像和别的丧用标志都模糊不清。
qiáng shàng cháng le yī céng bái cāng cāng de tái xuē , fēi dàn shàng mian de bēi wén bù kě dú , lián kū lóu xiàng hé bié de sàng yòng biāo zhì dōu mó hu bù qīng 。
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8.
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？
zài yù wàng de zhī pèi xià bǐ cǐ qīng yà , yǒu shuí xiǎng dào rén ài nián lǎo de mǔ qīn ?
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9.
If woman too too active Xiang Nan's person is kittenish, the man won't reject you, but won't arrive with your hoary head old.
如果女人太过主动地向男人献媚，男人不会拒绝你，但是不会与你白头到老。
rú guǒ nǚ rén tài guò zhǔ dòng de xiàng nán rén xiàn mèi , nán rén bú huì jù jué nǐ , dàn shì bú huì yǔ nǐ bái tóu dào lǎo 。
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10.
My friends are growing up day by day, and was young and the mature, how can I not had time to grow on the outline of the first to hoary?
我的朋友们正在一天天地长大，成熟并且风华正茂着，我怎么可以没来得及成长就率先苍老了轮廓？
wǒ de péng yǒu men zhèng zài yì tiān tiān de zhǎng dà , chéng shú bìng qiě fēng huá zhèng mào zhe , wǒ zěn me kě yǐ méi lái de jí chéng zhǎng jiù shuài xiān cāng lǎo le lún kuò ?
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