senile

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilitysenilese‧nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/ adjective MIMENTALLY ILLmentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age a senile old man She worries about going senile. —senility /sɪˈnɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussenile• After those first few chats with his Aunt Emily, Alec soon realised that she was slightly senile.• I know the old boy was senile.• When the mice are 10 months old they begin, reliably, to get senile.• Rumors were rampant that the octogenarian was senile and in poor health.• His lawyers claim he is senile and incompetent to stand trial.• Mr Allsopp was known to suffer from senile dementia and was often seen walking in the area.• Certainly those working with the mentally ill or the handicapped or the senile or in health education may properly think it is.• He became remote, sulking, even senile possibly.going senile• Of course, Moses might have been going senile and got a bit mixed up.Origin senile (1600-1700) Latin senilis, from senex; → SENIOR1

单词	senile
释义	senile From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Illness & disabilitysenilese‧nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/ adjective MIMENTALLY ILLmentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age a senile old man She worries about going senile. —senility /sɪˈnɪləti/ noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpussenile• After those first few chats with his Aunt Emily, Alec soon realised that she was slightly senile.• I know the old boy was senile.• When the mice are 10 months old they begin, reliably, to get senile.• Rumors were rampant that the octogenarian was senile and in poor health.• His lawyers claim he is senile and incompetent to stand trial.• Mr Allsopp was known to suffer from senile dementia and was often seen walking in the area.• Certainly those working with the mentally ill or the handicapped or the senile or in health education may properly think it is.• He became remote, sulking, even senile possibly.going senile• Of course, Moses might have been going senile and got a bit mixed up.Origin senile (1600-1700) Latin senilis, from senex; → SENIOR1
随便看	go back to something go back to square one go back to the drawing board go bad etc go bad/sour etc go bald etc go ballistic go bananas go bang go beetroot go before go belly up go berserk go between go beyond go beyond a joke go beyond all reason go beyond reason go beyond something go beyond the bounds of credibility etc go beyond the bounds of decency etc go beyond the bounds of reason etc go blank go blue go broke