| 单词 | elderly |
| 释义 | elderly (eldəʳli ) 1. adjective B1+ You use elderly as a polite way of saying that someone is old. ...an elderly couple. Many of those most affected are elderly. The elderly are people who are old. This use could cause offence. The elderly are a formidable force in any election. 2. graded adjective If you describe an object as elderly, you are referring, often in a humorous way, to the fact that it is rather old or old-fashioned and not as good or efficient as a new one would be. Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly. Collocations: elderly lady One elderly lady even showed me the correct way to fold a fitted sheet. Times, Sunday Times (2009) My posture and gait become those of an elderly lady. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The voice at the end of the line was that of an elderly lady. FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) Behind him were her father and the elderly lady whose bag she had retrieved. THE CLUE IN THE OLD ALBUM (1993) I remember her being led away from us by a kindly elderly lady in a two-piece woollen suit to be interviewed on her own. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Some have battled cancer, others care for elderly parents. The Sun She helps her brother take care of her elderly parents so our weekends seem to be spoken for before they arrive. The Sun Middle-aged people with cancer are having to borrow money from their elderly parents and even move back in with them, a report has shown. Times, Sunday Times My brother lives in a flat in my elderly parents' house. Times, Sunday Times He was survived by his widow, brothers and sisters and his elderly parents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Under the rules, the local authority has to reimburse the bus company for each elderly passenger carried, regardless of where that passenger lives. Times, Sunday Times These usually, subject to demand, work with an elderly passenger coach as trailer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How dare she assume all elderly passengers are on pointless days out? The Sun The horsecar would stop for elderly passengers and those of sufficient prominence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stations are fully accessible to physically challenged and elderly passengers through the provision of special lifts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All paramedics working in that area know to look there before treating an elderly patient. Times, Sunday Times (2016) They recently assessed an elderly patient with pneumonia, fixed him up with intravenous antibiotics and sent a nurse home with him. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We present a case of an elderly patient who developed cutaneous angiosarcoma of the foot. 2014, 'Cutaneous Angiosarcoma of the Foot: A Case Report and Review of the Literature', Case Reports in Oncological Medicine It usually presents as an osteolytic lesion in the axial skeleton of an elderly patient. 2017, 'Rare case of solitary plasmacytoma of the skull in a young male patient', South African Journal of Radiology An elderly patient would be hooked up to the devices and drip-fed diamorphine for hours at a time. Times, Sunday Times (2018) Or suspected something fishy behind the low price your elderly relative was offered for a property? Times, Sunday Times (2006) It gives couples the leeway to be able to look after an elderly relative and to balance family life more effectively. Times, Sunday Times (2011) He rejected the idea that daily alerts would reduce the need to phone an elderly relative. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Or that he was the sole beneficiary of an elderly relative's estate perhaps? The Sun (2012) Elderly residents had to be taken to safety under police riot shields. Times, Sunday Times Elderly residents took in the chickens at their sheltered housing complex a few weeks ago and have been clicking their needles ever since. Times, Sunday Times Elderly residents were carried to high ground and some people took to the piazzas in inflatable dinghies. Times, Sunday Times Elderly residents also showed a surprising degree of stimulation in simple literacy and numeracy activities led by early-years teachers. Times, Sunday Times Elderly residents can make up any shortfall for their care through a third party top-up. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 年过中年的, 老年人 Japanese: 年配の, 年配者 |
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