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

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。
And though the fields look rough with hoary dew
尽管白露使田野显得凄怆
Behind a fence of iron-tracery with Byzantine motifs, eight hoary olive trees attract the attention of the visitor as he enters the garden.
在拜占廷式铁制窗格栅栏后的八颗有如斑斑白发般的橄榄树，吸引观光客的注意，彷如置身园中一般。
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。
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。
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。
That hoary old chestnut should've been put to bed with the white australia policy.
这么老掉牙的东西还是和白澳政策一起塞到床底下去吧。
In the cold, mom with rickets waist, messy and hoary hair in old cheeks side flapping, my eyes flash fuzzy.
在寒风中，妈妈佝偻着腰，凌乱而花白的头发在苍老的脸颊旁飘扬着，我的视线顷刻间模糊了。
The old man made a will yesterday. the hoary ruins of English abbeys
那老人昨天立了遗嘱。古老的英国寺院的遗迹
When going in grow some v/ arc able-bodied man to wrap babushka, when they are answered already hoary head defends a margin even.
去时里长给有的壮丁裹头巾，他们回时已经白头还要去守边。