Hoary
[ 'hɔri ]
第5级
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adj. （尤指毛发）因年老而变灰或变白的;古老的，陈旧的;灰白;
📝 例句
A venerable building--grey, even in the midst of the hoary landscape.
一座尊严的建筑——便是在一片白茫茫景色之中也很幽暗。
the hoary ruins of English abbeys
古老的英国寺院的遗迹
Silvery white;hoary.
银白的；灰白的
Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.
他一言不发，低着白发苍苍的头, 匆匆地走了。
The hoary peasant mused over his past sufferings.
这位白发的农民默想着他过去所受的苦难。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ hoarse-嘶哑的,hoary-鬓发斑白的:人一旦嘶哑的,就会鬓发斑白的
※ 谐音“喉啊咿”:喉咙都只能发出啊咿一样的声音了,老的头发灰白的,古老的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
hoary
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1 (also hoar) (esp of hair) grey or white with age （尤指毛发）因年老而变灰或变白的.
2 very old 古老的; 陈旧的: a hoary old joke 老掉牙的笑话.
🔁 扩展释义
*['hɒ:ri]a. 灰白的, 陈旧的【医】 灰发的, 白发的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Marriage is an institution not to be taken lightly.
婚姻是个不能儿戏的体系。
No, thank you. But it was very kind of you to offer.
不用了，谢谢。承蒙您好意提出。
The teacher got a little angry.
老师有点生气了。