英语词汇“old-line”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	old-line
释义	old-line \ˈ ̷ ̷\| ̷ ̷\ adjective Etymology: from the phrase old line 1. a. : having a reputation or authority based on seniority : established, experienced < old-line bankers, remembering 1929, shuddered at the shaky loans their young executives … were willing to make — H.H.Martin > < there is not a single old-line movie company that doesn't now have some business connection with television — T.M.Pryor > < he is an old-line Yankee > b. : out of date : old-fashioned < endorsement of the old-line and supposedly discredited control — S.H.Adams > 2. : adhering to old policies or practices : conservative, traditional < the old-line purchasing agent who … defies improvements — G.W.H.Ahl > < old-line political parties … had lost the confidence of the public — A.P.Whitaker > < earned … the displeasure of the old-line Humanists — G.C.Sellery > 3. : of or relating to a legal-reserve insurance company established prior to the rise of fraternal benefit societies < most old-line policies cannot be turned in for cash till after the third year — Time >
随便看	solfege solfeggio solferino solfège solgel soli soli soli- solicit solicitant solicitation soliciter solicitor solicitor solicitor general solicitorship solicitous solicitously solicitousness solicitress solicitrix solicitude solicitudinous solid solid

英语词典包含332784条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。