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

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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
If this is the case, impediments must be cleared, including hoary traditions or time-honoured demarcations that structure society.
若是这样，所有包括古老传统和界限的障碍物应被清除。
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？
Everyone seems to agree that it was refreshing to see two women presenting the latest series instead of the usual older man-younger woman combo, but Christmas sees the return of Sir Bruce Forsyth and his hoary gags.
每个人都更想看到在最新一季中，原先的老人-年轻女子的组合，被两个女人所取代，不过这个圣诞，布鲁斯福赛斯爵士要带着他的老段子回归了。
The old man made a will yesterday. the hoary ruins of English abbeys
那老人昨天立了遗嘱。古老的英国寺院的遗迹
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）。