| 单词 | yore |
| 释义 | yore (once / 1371 pages) n If you know someone who dreams of a time long ago, when knights roamed the countryside and engaged in daring and romantic quests, you could say that person longs for “days of yore.” Yore, meaning "a time long ago," is used in the same manner as yesteryear, days gone by, and olden times. Yore has a sentimental or nostalgic tone to it, implying that the olden times being described are in some way superior to the present day. You might hear someone say, “This tragedy wouldn’t have happened in days of yore,” or “The car designs of yore were more imaginative than anything being built today.” WORD FAMILYyore: yores USAGE EXAMPLESThe choking first aid posters of yore were a messy confluence of primary colors and a stylized fish skeleton. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) “La La Land” does nod nostalgically to musicals of yore — but a genre that peaked in the 1950s isn’t exactly a bankable one. Washington Post(Dec 14, 2016) He’ll need to help set a confident tone early for the Seattle OL otherwise memories of tough days of yore may return quickly. Seattle Times(Dec 15, 2016) n time long past Hyper past, past times, yesteryear the time that has elapsed |
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