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单词 old-fashioned
释义
old-fashionedˌold-ˈfashioned ●●● W2 adjective Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • 'Wireless' is an old-fashioned word for radio.
  • Old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback as a cheap and reliable alternative to air conditioning.
  • old-fashioned clothes
  • old-fashioned ideas about sex
  • A lot of the machines at the factory are very old-fashioned.
  • Albert was a tall, gangling man with long blond hair, like an old-fashioned rock star's.
  • Cromer is a charmingly old-fashioned resort that has changed little over the years.
  • good old-fashioned home cooking
  • He has some very old-fashioned ideas about women.
  • He rides one of those old-fashioned bikes with high handlebars.
  • He was a nice, old-fashioned gentleman who would hold open the door for you or offer to carry your bags.
  • her strict, old-fashioned father
  • I don't wear that skirt now - it looks so old-fashioned.
  • In many ways the village is a very old-fashioned sort of place.
  • In those days, people believed that divorce was morally wrong, but this now seems very old-fashioned.
  • Mandy was carrying a big old-fashioned leather briefcase.
  • Most of the students found the course material boring and old-fashioned.
  • My Dad was very old-fashioned and didn't approve of me going to nightclubs with my friends.
  • The system uses fiber-optic cable instead of the old-fashioned copper wire.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It has done it the old-fashioned way, with teamwork, better quality and new models that appeal to its customers.
  • Jayojit observes his parents' old-fashioned marriage; they come to terms with his modern divorce.
  • The old-fashioned three-bay barn - the centre bay with doors each end for loading - has much in its favour.
  • The explosion from the big old-fashioned gun was deafening.
  • The flattening of organizations means that all employees have to learn that old-fashioned promotion is not the only way of getting ahead.
  • Then they beat the Broncos the old-fashioned way.
  • Willi made his way over to Madge Grimsilk, coughed, hesitated, then bowed in a very old-fashioned and courtly way.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas: · The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture.· I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned.· He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.
not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful: · This guidebook is completely out-of-date.
used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones: · In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated.· The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.
used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned: · The pictures in this book already look a bit dated.· I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.
not fashionable and not popular with people anymore: · They lived in an unfashionable part of London.· The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.
old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented: · These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete.· Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.
formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions: · antiquated ideas about the constitution· an antiquated central heating system· antiquated technology
Longman Language Activatorclothes/styles/words
old-fashioned clothes, styles, words etc are no longer considered modern or fashionable, although some people still wear them or still use them: · I don't wear that skirt now - it looks so old-fashioned.· 'Wireless' is an old-fashioned word for radio.· Albert was a tall, gangling man with long blond hair, like an old-fashioned rock star's.
use this about clothes or styles that used to be fashionable, especially until recently, but now seem old-fashioned: · Just look at the hairstyles in this photo -- they're so dated!· The song was a big hit last year, but it's already starting to sound dated.
to be gradually becoming less popular or common after having been very popular or fashionable: · It was said that coal was on the way out and would be replaced by nuclear energy.· When I was in highschool disco was already on the way out.
machines/equipment
old-fashioned machines and equipment have a design that is no longer modern: · He rides one of those old-fashioned bikes with high handlebars.· A lot of the machines at the factory are very old-fashioned.· Old-fashioned ceiling fans have been making a comeback as a cheap and reliable alternative to air conditioning.
use this about machines or equipment that use old-fashioned designs, and should be replaced with more modern ones: · It is hard to run a business with outdated equipment.· a rebel army, equipped only with outdated Russian weapons
use this about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced, and that seem old-fashioned because newer machines have been invented which can do the job much better: · The old 5¼ inch floppy disks are now obsolete.make something obsolete: · a new type of 'Network Computer', which could make existing PCs obsolete within five years
very old and old-fashioned and no longer suitable for modern needs: · My mother's antiquated vacuum cleaner still works, believe it or not.· Hospitals suffer from inadequate facilities, antiquated equipment and shortages of medical supplies.
opinions/methods/systems
old-fashioned opinions and ways of living were common in the past, but are not the way most people think and behave now: · In those days, people believed that divorce was morally wrong, but this now seems very old-fashioned.· He has some very old-fashioned ideas about women.
outdated opinions, methods, or systems are not suitable for modern times and need to be changed and made more modern: · Outdated laws and regulations are failing to keep crime on the Internet in check.· Outdated textbooks, decrepit buildings, overcrowded classrooms - the list of problems is long and growing.· The image of the civil service as a male, middle class bastion is now outdated.
: outmoded belief/attitude/way of thinking etc a way of thinking that was once popular but is not useful or suitable anymore: · The views of many of the senior professors reflect outmoded concepts and ideas.· The government's outmoded attitudes are dragging the whole country back into the nineteenth century.
traditional opinions, methods, or customs have existed for a long time, and have not been changed or affected by modern ideas: · The local people still use traditional farming methods which have been used for hundreds of years.· the traditional idea that a woman's place is in the home· Tom went to a very traditional boys' school.
a belief or attitude that is unfashionable is no longer fashionable or popular: · Smoking has become very unfashionable in the last ten years.it is unfashionable to do something: · It's unfashionable these days to say you want to get married and give up your job, isn't it?
places
· In many ways the village is a very old-fashioned sort of place.· Cromer is a charmingly old-fashioned resort that has changed little over the years.
British describing something, especially a shop or room, that has deliberately been made to look old- fashioned so that people will think it is more attractive: · I like your kitchen - it's very olde worlde.· a picturesque village with an ancient church, and plenty of olde worlde tea rooms
if a place is stuck in a time-warp , it has not changed and seems the same as it was many years ago: · That restaurant is still stuck in some kind of late-seventies time-warp.· The country had little contact with the outside world, and remained caught in something of a time-warp.
people
· Mr Griffiths is a real old-fashioned teacher who still believes that learning lessons by heart is the best method.· My Dad was very old-fashioned and didn't approve of me going to nightclubs with my friends.
to think and behave as if life is still like it was when you were young, especially because you do not like the modern world: · You've got to get over it, honey - you've got to stop living in the past.· Critics say Buchanan is living in the past, and remind him that the 1950s was a time when women were shackled to the kitchen, and African-Americans held back by discrimination.
a person or organization who is behind the times , is old-fashioned because they have not changed while the world around them has changed: · People in these parts tend to be way behind the times when it comes to issues such as women's rights.· Once the giants of British retailing, they are now seen as being behind the times.
having a very strong, old-fashioned attitude to moral behaviour: · My aunt's very straitlaced - she'd be shocked if you mentioned sex.· They lost touch with Hermine after she married a very straightlaced Lutheran minister, and disappeared from the social scene.
informal someone who you think is old-fashioned and boring because they disapprove of new ideas and are unwilling to change their attitudes: · Don't be such a fuddy duddy!· The election broadcast made the President look like a fuddy duddy with ridiculously old-fashioned ideas.
informal someone, usually an old person, who you disapprove of because they prefer old-fashioned ideas and ways of doing things to modern ones: · The old fogies all sit together and talk about the old days.· This country is being run by a bunch of old fogies -- we need some fresh blood, people with initiative.
a group of people with old-fashioned opinions, who have been in an organization or society for a long time and oppose anyone who wants to change things: · Inevitably, the revolution is affecting the old guard much more than the rest of us.· The party's old guard have their own candidate for leader.
a person who believes that the old ways of doing things are the best, and who does not like modern methods or ideas: · I'm something of a traditionalist myself, I'd much rather use pen and paper than a word-processor.· There are still many traditionalists in the church who strongly oppose the idea of women priests.
old-fashioned in a pleasant way
old-fashioned in a way that reminds you of nice things in the past: · The town has a lovely old-fashioned charm about it.· He was a nice, old-fashioned gentleman who would hold open the door for you or offer to carry your bags. good old-fashioned: · good old-fashioned home cooking
old-fashioned and unusual, but attractive and interesting - use this about small buildings or places, or about customs and beliefs: · We stayed in a quaint little fishing village in Cornwall.· quaint country cottages· Stigler scoffed at the quaint idea of university as a place where a professor and a small group of students can sit in a study and discuss great thoughts.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· The overall impression is one of rather old-fashioned comfort marred by a degree of shabbiness.· It's all painfully literal, and rather old-fashioned.
· But that would have been very old-fashioned.· First, no technology is foolproof, especially electronic technology; we still need very old-fashioned backup systems.· Willi made his way over to Madge Grimsilk, coughed, hesitated, then bowed in a very old-fashioned and courtly way.· It seemed a very old-fashioned and Victorian success story.· There were no horse-drawn wagons, but one of the trailers looked very old-fashioned and may have been home-made.· But in many ways you've always been a very old-fashioned girl.
NOUN
· He was the old-fashioned type, intelligent and analytical.· It was the same old-fashioned type as Miss Tuckey's and he unscrewed the mouthpiece carefully but found nothing extra inside.· If you have an old-fashioned type of mortgage, you will have to wave goodbye to your overpayments.
· He was dressed simply in the old-fashioned way with a cote-hardie which fell beneath his knees.· They just go out and get it done, the old-fashioned way.· It has done it the old-fashioned way, with teamwork, better quality and new models that appeal to its customers.· They come here looking for a better life, the good, old-fashioned way our grandparents did: By working for it.· Hugh's body was laid out in the old-fashioned way.· His own wish was to be buried in the old-fashioned way, with birds singing and roses blooming over him.· That said, editing in the old-fashioned way - with cursor keys - is probably quicker anyway, and works just as well.· It may, indeed, move you in an old-fashioned way.
1not considered to be modern or fashionable anymore OPP  fashionable:  She wears really old-fashioned clothes! old-fashioned farming methods The idea seems rather old-fashioned now.2someone who is old-fashioned has ideas, attitudes etc that were more usual in the past than now SYN  conservative:  He’s very old-fashioned when it comes to music.THESAURUSold-fashioned not considered modern or fashionable – used about styles of clothes, furniture etc, or about words and ideas: · The room was full of big old-fashioned furniture.· I can’t wear that dress – it’s too old-fashioned.· He had a lot of good old-fashioned values.out-of-date not containing the most recent information and therefore not useful: · This guidebook is completely out-of-date.outdated used about machines, equipment, or methods that are old-fashioned and have been replaced by better, more recent ones: · In today’s world, technology rapidly becomes outdated.· The accident was blamed on an outdated rail network.dated used about styles etc that were fashionable until recently but now look old-fashioned: · The pictures in this book already look a bit dated.· I liked the food but the decor in the restaurant was very dated.unfashionable not fashionable and not popular with people anymore: · They lived in an unfashionable part of London.· The word ‘patriotic’ has become rather unfashionable these days.obsolete old-fashioned – used about machines and equipment that are no longer being produced because better ones have been invented: · These days, you buy a computer and it’s almost immediately obsolete.· Many laboratories use obsolete equipment and do not receive enough funding.antiquated formal old and not suitable for modern needs and conditions: · antiquated ideas about the constitution· an antiquated central heating system· antiquated technology
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