| 单词 | ancient |
| 释义 | ancient 3 ENTRIES FOUND: ancient (adjective) ancients (noun) history (noun) ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adjective ancient /ˈeɪnʃənt/ adjective Learner's definition of ANCIENT [more ancient; most ancient] 1 : very old : having lived or existed for a very long time古老的；年代久远的 The people in the village still observe the ancient customs/traditions of their ancestors.村里的人们仍然遵循着祖辈古老的习俗/传统。 a grove of ancient oak trees一片古老的橡树林 — often used in an exaggerated way to describe an old machine, person, etc.常用于夸张地形容旧机器、老人等 We got a ride in an ancient truck.我们乘坐了一回老古董式卡车。 an ancient barn年代久远的谷仓 I never thought I'd feel ancient at age 31.我从没想到我在31岁的时候就觉得自己老了。 She finally decided to replace her ancient computer with something more modern and up to date.她终于决定要买台更现代更新潮的电脑，把那台老古董电脑换掉。 2 : of, coming from, or belonging to a time that was long ago in the past古代的 The practice was more common in ancient times than it is now.这种做法在古代比现在更普遍。 life in ancient Egypt/Rome/Greece/China古代埃及/罗马/希腊/中国的生活 the gods of the ancient Romans古罗马诸神 ancient artifacts古代手工艺品 She studied both ancient and modern history.她研究古代史和现代史。 ◊ In informal use, something that happened long ago and that is not important any more is ancient history.（不再重要的）陈年旧事 Our relationship is ancient history.我们的关系是很久以前的事了。 Forget about the problems we've had in the past. They're ancient history.忘掉我们之间过去的那些问题吧。那都是陈年旧事了。 Synonyms see: old — anciently /ˈeɪnʃəntli/ adverb a drink that was used anciently [=in ancient times] as a love potion在古代作为春药的一种饮料 |
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