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

Some of this looks quite unlikely, particularly the hoary promise to complete the trade round and the new one to reach a climate agreement.
其中一些承诺看上去很难兑现，尤其是完成多哈回合贸易谈判的老承诺，以及达成气候变化协定的新承诺。
If this is the case, impediments must be cleared, including hoary traditions or time-honoured demarcations that structure society.
若是这样，所有包括古老传统和界限的障碍物应被清除。
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。
The hero of the epic poem was described as being hoary with age.
这部史诗的主人公被描绘成白发苍苍的老人。
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。
On cue, militant atheists trotted out their own hoary lines: vacuity of the god of the gaps, meaninglessness of the questions about the meaning of it all, and so on.
恰好在这时候，激进的无神论者提出了他们的古训：知识上的空白让人们空虚地迷恋上帝，对宇宙万物意义的追问其实毫无意义，等等。
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。
Genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting.
北温带地区的一个草本属，叶灰白；珠光香青。
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。
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？