an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
an elderly man
双语例句
1. No matter where you go in life or how old you get, there's always something new to learn about. After all, life is full of surprises.
不管你生活在哪里，你有多少岁，总有新东西要学习，毕竟，生活总是充满惊喜。
来自金山词霸 每日一句
2. As a group, today's old people are still relatively deprived.
总的来说，当今的老年人依然相对贫困。
来自柯林斯例句
3. Douglas was a 29-year-old journeyman fighter, erratic in his previous fights.
道格拉斯29岁，是个技术不错的拳击手，在以前的比赛中发挥不太稳定。
来自柯林斯例句
4. At 54 years old her energy and looks are magnificent.
她54岁了，精力和气色都非常好。
来自柯林斯例句
5. She acted in her firstfilm when she was 13 years old.
13岁时她出演了她的电影处女作。
来自柯林斯例句
用作名词 (n.)
He is one of the old timers here in the office. 他在这个办公室里是老前辈之一。
That's why the Old Man, the Maestro Segovia, does not accept anything hanging in the stage where he plays concerts, unless sometime he will play the concert and record it. 那也是这位老前辈，赛歌维亚大师，不喜欢演奏会的时候，舞台前面挂着一些东西，除非是现场演奏的录音。
The old man was on the verge of eighty. 那老人已年近八十。
The old man managed to puff out a few words. 那老人好容易喘着气说出几句话。
