1.作形容詞時(shí)，有“年老的、陳舊的、古老的、以前的、原來的”這幾種意思。

例如：The old sexton, leaning on a crutch, was taking the air at his cottage door那個(gè)年老的教堂管事，拄著一根拐杖，正在他的家門口呼吸新鮮空氣。They cling to the old prejudices.他們死抱著陳舊的偏見不放。He is the hero of an old legend.他是一個(gè)古老傳說中的英雄。Has he regained his old touch 他恢復(fù)以前的能力了嗎？New information discredited the old report.新消息證實(shí)原來的報(bào)導(dǎo)不真實(shí)。2.作名詞時(shí)，有“古時(shí)”的意思。例如：Renew our days as of old.請(qǐng)復(fù)新我們的日子，像古時(shí)一樣。Then he remembered the days of old.然后他想起了古時(shí)的日子。