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单词 age-old
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age-old
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An age-old story, tradition, or problem has existed for many generations or centuries. [written]
This age-old struggle for control had led to untold bloody wars.
Synonyms: ancient, old, aged, timeworn  
Collocations:
age-old custom
Photographs speak to the age-old custom of physically marking spaces and moments in thanksgiving and remembrance.
Christianity Today
But when she defies an age-old custom, she causes chaos and fury in the kingdom and must discover the true meaning of bravery before it's too late.
The Sun
This was described in 1700 as an age-old custom, but the current dance was defined only in 1871.
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Delight was taken in arcane terminology and age-old customs, their purpose long since lost to the mists of time.
Times, Sunday Times
Age-old customs and habits were changing.
Times, Sunday Times
age-old debate
The age-old debate has long been an emotive issue between fashionistas and animal rights groups.
The Sun
We find ourselves listening in on an age-old debate, conducted in terms of extraordinary intelligence and range.
Times, Sunday Times
The age-old debate about what forms human character applies equally to political parties.
Times, Sunday Times
age-old issue
He leaves the age-old issue of walking, as well as projection in the middle, to the individuals.
Times, Sunday Times
She did raise an age-old issue.
Times, Sunday Times
Simultaneously, some key activists brought, via social media, a new pluralism to age-old issues.
The Times Literary Supplement
In an unfamiliar urban world, her fictional newcomers to modernity struggle with age-old issues complicated by perplexing political, religious, economic and social forces.
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age-old problem
Too many parents are ignorant of this modern take on an age-old problem, but they need to get wise to it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
This is why I think the age-old problem of things being raw in the middle and burnt on the outside tends to happen.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
As a result, he can hardly be regarded as the solution to the age-old problem on the left.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
I suspect it was the age-old problem that has damaged so many politicians before him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The age-old problem of spreading butter straight from the fridge may finally have been solved by a new kitchen gadget.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
age-old question
It's time to dispose of an age-old question.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It is an age-old question.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The age-old question is trust; who can we trust with our medical data?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
At least drinking a herbal brew gets around that age-old question of whether to put the milk in first or last.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
First off is the age-old question of gas or charcoal.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
age-old rivalry
There was some age-old rivalry behind that match, though.
Times, Sunday Times
Violent clashes between tribal groups can easily be written off as ugly manifestations of age-old rivalries between clans.
Times, Sunday Times
Last weekend was a favourite date for local horticultural shows, that fabulous late summer ritual for rural communities, when village halls are taken over by age-old rivalries and giant vegetables.
Times, Sunday Times
A continent where age-old rivalries spice up even the most moribund of dead rubbers.
Times, Sunday Times
age-old rule
And forget that age-old rule that you should focus on one feature only.
Times, Sunday Times
She's sticking to the age-old rule that you should only have your legs or décolletage on show, and it's working.
The Sun
To ensure sustainability, the harvesting follows strict age-old rules of leaving at least four eggs in a nest for the duck to incubate.
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age-old tradition
Bosses at a university want to stop the age-old tradition of gleefully hurling headgear skywards on graduation day.
The Sun
It's an age-old tradition to decorate the succah with samples of the year's produce.
Times, Sunday Times
This age-old tradition ensures participation from the village residents while at the same time keeps the bonhomie and the societal obligations going year after year.
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Though in touch with the outside world for a long time they have retained their age-old traditions and are proud of them.
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Translations:
Chinese: 存在了数世纪的故事、传统、问题等
Japanese: 代々にわたる
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