| 单词 | not so young as one was |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnot so (or as) young as one was (or used to be) P4. colloquial (frequently humorous and euphemistic). not so (or as) young as one was (or used to be) and variants: (comparatively) old; getting on in years. ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > age > old age > [adjective] > growing old western1615 veterascent1642 senescent1656 not so (or as) young as one was (or used to be)1747 oldening1865 eldering1876 waning1895 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xiii. 72 She says, I am too witty; Anglicè, too pert: I, That she is too wise; that is to say, being likewise put into English, Not so young as she has been: In short, is grown so much into mother, that she has forgotten she ever was a daughter. 1751 E. Moore Gil Blas i. 8 Thank Heaven, I am not so young as I was!—For I have had my Temptations as well as others. 1858 D. M. Mulock Woman's Thoughts about Women xii. 316 She begins to suspect she is ‘not so young as she used to be’; that..the grim wolf, old age, is actually showing his teeth in the distance. 1877 London Society Oct. 309/2 I am not so young as I was, John; may I have an arm? 1923 Humorist 22 Sept. 212/1 Joanna,..ye're no' as young as ye was. Dae ye no' think it's a peety to be approachin' your latter end without tryin' to acquire some general knowledge? 1979 T. Wiseman Game of Secrets v. 58 Neither of us is as young as we were. 2011 Sc. Express (Nexis) 1 Nov. 14 I'm not so young as I used to be and for the moment I can't walk the dog far. < as lemmas |
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