old

any old

any item of a specified type (used to show that no particular or special individual is in question)

（用于表示無特殊個體）任意一個

any old room would have done.

隨便一間房就行。

any old how

in no particular order

隨意地

they've dropped things just any old how.

他們把東西隨意丟置。

as old as the hills

of very long standing or very great age (often used in exaggerated statements)

（常用作夸張）和山一樣老

for old times' sake

of old

in or belonging to the past

過去的

he was more reticent than of old.

他比過去更加沉默。

starting long ago; for a long time

古老的；年代久的

they knew him of old.

他們認(rèn)識他很久了。

the old days

a period in the past, often seen as significantly different from the present, especially noticeably better or worse

以前；從前；昔日

it was easier in the old days.

在以前要容易多了。

we are less confident than in the good old days.

我們不像從前好日子里那么自信了。

the bad old days of incoherence and irresponsibility.

過去那些松散、不負(fù)責(zé)任的糟糕日子。

old enough to be someone's father (或 mother)

(informal)of a much greater age than someone (especially used to suggest that a romantic or sexual relationship between the people concerned is inappropriate)

(非正式)老得可以當(dāng)某人的父親（或母親）

the Old Firm

(informal)(in Scotland) a name for Celtic and Rangers Football Clubs, either singly or collectively

(非正式)（蘇格蘭）“老字號”（凱爾特及流浪者足球俱樂部的別稱）［單指其中之一或指兩者］

[as modifier]an Old Firm match.

一場“老字號”足球俱樂部比賽。

you can't put an old head on young shoulders

(proverb)you can't expect a young person to have the wisdom or maturity associated with older people

(諺)你不能指望年輕人有老人的頭腦