hoary

英 [ˈhɔːri]

美 [ˈhɔːri]

adj. 陈腐的; 老掉牙的; 陈旧的; (因年老)灰白的，花白的

最高级：hoariest　比较级：hoarier　

GRE TEM8 医学

BNC.32663 / COCA.25494

牛津词典

adj.

陈腐的；老掉牙的；陈旧的
very old and well known and therefore no longer interesting
1. a hoary old joke
  老掉牙的笑话
（因年老）灰白的，花白的
grey or white because a person is old

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED 古老的;陈旧的;老掉牙的
If you describe a problem or subject ashoary, you mean that it is old and familiar.
1. ...the hoary old myth that women are unpredictable.
  “女人心，海底针”这种老一套的鬼话

双语例句

Jostling against one another under the domination of desires, who will think of lenient hoary mother?
在欲望的支配下彼此倾轧，有谁想到仁爱年老的母亲？
Hoary Mount Tai looked more precipitous.
古老的泰山越发显得崔嵬了。
Everyone seems to agree that it was refreshing to see two women presenting the latest series instead of the usual older man-younger woman combo, but Christmas sees the return of Sir Bruce Forsyth and his hoary gags.
每个人都更想看到在最新一季中，原先的老人-年轻女子的组合，被两个女人所取代，不过这个圣诞，布鲁斯福赛斯爵士要带着他的老段子回归了。
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。
Without a word spoken, he hurried away, with his hoary head bending low.
他什么也没说，低着白发苍苍的头，匆匆地走了。
By striking a deal with the SEC and federal prosecutors, Ivan boesky avoided the hoary tactic of financiers in legal trouble& the quick flight to a country that will not extradite U.S. fugitives.
伊万•博伊斯基（证券内幕交易案犯译注）通过和美国证券交易委员会（SEC）以及联邦检察官达成协议，没有采取陷入法律纠纷的金融家们一贯使用的伎俩逃到不会引渡美国逃犯的国家。
Although he didn't usually care for that hoary aphorism, it now seemed to contain a miraculous solution to all his problems.
这一句陈腐的话，虽然平时他并不喜欢，但这时候他却觉得它是解决这一切问题的妙法了！
Aromatic shrub of arid regions of western North America having hoary leaves.
北美西部干旱地区的一种芳香灌木，叶灰白色。
My friends are growing up day by day, and was young and the mature, how can I not had time to grow on the outline of the first to hoary?
我的朋友们正在一天天地长大，成熟并且风华正茂着，我怎么可以没来得及成长就率先苍老了轮廓？
Tackling this hoary puzzle requires expertise in several fields, including cryptography, linguistics and medieval history.
要解决这个古老谜团，必须旁及好几个领域的专门知识，包括密码学、言学和中世纪历史等。