old boy

英 [ˈəʊld bɔɪ]

美 [ˈoʊld bɔɪ]

n.  (常指私立学校的)校友; 老人; 老头

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习惯用语

n.

the old boy network
• 校友关系网；老同学间的互相关照
  the practice of men who went to the same school using their influence to help each other at work or socially

牛津词典

noun

• （常指私立学校的）校友
  a man who used to be a student at a particular school, usually a private one
• 老人；老头
  an old man
  1. The old boy next door has died.
     隔壁的老头去世了。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 男校友
  You can refer to a man who used to be a pupil at a particular school or university as anold boy.
  1. ...Eton College, with all its traditions and long list of famous old boys.
     拥有各种悠久传统和众多知名校友的伊顿公学
  2. ...Cardiff High School Old Boys rugby team.
     加的夫中学校友橄榄球队
• N-COUNT 老家伙；老头儿；中年老男人
  If you refer to an old or middle-aged man as anold boy, you are referring to him in a disrespectful way.
  1. Outside, two old boys lingered on the street corner discussing cattle.
     两个老头儿在外面街角迟迟不走，聊着牛的事情。

英英释义

noun

• a vivacious elderly man
• a former male pupil of a school
• a familiar term of address for a man
  Synonym:old man

双语例句

• In Guangdong, a seven-year old boy has extraordinary talent for languages and music.
  广东一名年仅七岁的男孩在语言和音乐方面显露出非凡的天赋。
• My name is Kevin. I am an eight year old boy in third grade. I attend to Tom Matsumoto Elementary School.
  我叫凯文。我是一个上三年级的八岁男孩。我在汤姆松本上小学。
• The old boy's eyes twinkled.
  老头儿眨了眨眼。
• The old gardener is a nice old boy.
  老园丁是一个挺好的人。
• No one but the seven-year old boy saw the terrible accident.
  除了七岁的孩子之外谁也没有看到那场可怕的事故。
• The majority obtained their positions through the old boy network.
  大多数人都是通过校友关系谋得其职位的。
• Nothing had changed since I was there as an eight year old boy.
  和我八岁时来这里的景象一样，没有任何变化。
• And now, Sydney, old boy, I want to say a word to you about your prospects.
  现在，西德尼，老伙计，我要对你和你的前途说几句。
• That really teed off the old boy.
  那可确实激怒了那个老家伙。
• Your son is not a man, he is an8 year old boy.
  你儿子不是成年人，他不过是个8岁大的孩子。