elderly, aged, old
这三个词都可指“年老的,年迈的”。它们的区别是：
old指年事已高,接近生命的终点; elderly指已过中年,意为“较老的,接近老年的”,常有尊敬和威严的意味。例如:
She was an elderly woman, perhaps sixty years old.她已是上了年纪的女人,可能有60岁了。
aged指“年迈的”,含有体弱多病、老态龙钟的意味。例如:
An aged woman sat mumbling by the fire.一位年迈的妇女坐在炉火旁,口中念念有词。
elderly, elder
这两个词的区别是:elder表示“年龄较大的”“年长的”,指相对于某人或某事来说年龄比较大; elderly表示“上了年纪的”“过了中年的”,是绝对意义上的年纪较大。例如:
She is my elder daughter.她是我的大女儿。
He's very active for an elderly man.按老年人来说,他非常活跃。
The elderly live in fear of assault and murder.
老人们生活在对袭击和谋杀的恐惧之中。
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Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.
那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。
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It occurs in elderly men, apparently as part of the ageing process.
这种情况出现在老年人当中，显然是衰老过程的一部分。
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It is legally possible for an elderly person to nominate someone to act for them, should they become incapable of looking after themselves.
从法律上来说，如果老人生活不能自理，他可以指定某人为其代理事务。
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She is an elderly woman whose brio astounds everyone.
她是个年逾中年的妇女,但她的精力充沛使大家惊异.
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arrangers of care services for the elderly
安排照料老人的筹划者
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In the next booth along he could see an elderly lady, talking volubly.
在隔壁的电话亭里，他看见一个上了年纪的妇女在喋喋不休地说着。
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Frampton struck out blindly, hitting not Waddington, but an elderly man.
弗兰普顿乱打一通，没有打到沃丁顿却打到了一位老人。
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One elderly man sat morosely at the bar.
一位老者闷闷不乐地坐在酒吧里。
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The committee needs to be shaken out to get rid of some of the elderly members.
委员会需要彻底改组,以淘汰一些年纪大的委员.
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It was a strange conjunction — the prim serious young Queen and the elderly, cynical Whig.
那是奇特的组合——古板严肃的年轻女王和上了年纪 、 玩世不恭的维新党成员相组合.
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She took them to visit her sedate, elderly cousins.
她带他们去拜访她那些不苟言笑的表兄表姐们。
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There was further evidence of grey consumer power last week, when Ford revealed a car designed with elderly people in mind.
福特汽车公司为老年人设计的一款汽车于上周亮相，这进一步体现了老年消费者的购买力。
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He is an elderly gentleman who had had a cataract operation.
他是一位曾经动过白内障手术的老人.
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the costs of health care for the elderly
老年人的医疗费用
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An elderly person may nap during the day and then sleep only five hours a night.
老年人白天会小睡一会儿，然后晚上只睡5个小时。
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The elderly diplomat came to Lanny's support.
那年老的外交家支持了兰尼.
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An elderly woman, arms crossed, sang the descant.
一位双臂交叉的老妇人演唱了高音部。
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That elderly gentleman was exceedingly on the jump , as nervous as a man well could be.
那位老绅士坐立不安, 紧张得不得了.
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We usually think of a victim of mugging as being someone elderly.
我们通常以为被拦路抢劫的受害者是老年人。
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a report on the unmet needs of elderly people
有关老年人生活所需不足的报告
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Elderly people are told that if they want to keep their minds nimble, they must use them.
老年人被告知，要想保持头脑灵敏，就必须要多动脑。
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It will be marketed as a tonic for the elderly.
这将作为老年人滋补品在市场上销售.
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The local government listed him as an elderly person of no family.
当地政府把他列为孤寡老人.
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He is an elderly man, about sixty.
他是个老人, 大约60岁.
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Many of the elderly are on medication.
许多老年人都需按时服药。
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The lack of facilities for elderly people has cast doubts on the whole of the redevelopment scheme.
整个重建计划缺乏提供给老人们的设施,这使人们对此计划产生了怀疑.
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The elderly relative had died of old age.
这位年事已高的亲戚得享天年。
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Some people looking after elderly parents have trouble with the role reversal involved.
一些照看年迈父母的人在角色转变上有困难.
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