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

Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves.
北美西部干旱地区的一种芳香灌木，叶灰白色。
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。
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。
As I in hoary winter night stood shivering in the snow ( Robert Southwell).
我站在古老的冬日雪夜中颤抖（罗伯特·索恩韦尔）。
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。
And both have made heavy moves into an even more archaic form of web advertising& the hoary old display ad, introduced nearly two decades ago.
此外，两家公司都在网络广告方面大量使用古老的方式&历史悠久的展示广告，这是将近20年前的东西了。
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！
Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
古老的泰山越发显得崔嵬了。
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？
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。