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描述人 - 年龄

掌握关于年龄的英语习语,如“spring chicken”和“long in the tooth”。

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English idioms used to Describe People
spring chicken

a young individual with little or no experience

菜鸟, 生手

菜鸟, 生手

Ex: She's a spring chicken fresh out of college. 

她是个刚大学毕业的菜鸟。

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young blood
young blood
[名词]

a young energetic person that brings new ideas, enthusiasm, and vitality to a group, organization, or activity

新鲜血液, 新生力量

新鲜血液, 新生力量

Ex: Young blood in the team brought fresh perspectives to the project. 

团队中的新鲜血液给项目带来了新的视角。

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at {one's} mother's knee

used when someone has learned or experienced something from a very young age

从小就, 牙牙学语时

从小就, 牙牙学语时

Ex: He learned his manners at his mother's knee. 

他从小就学会了礼貌。

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knee-high to a grasshopper

(of a person) very young or very small

很小, 小小的

很小, 小小的

Ex: She started playing piano when she was knee-high to a grasshopper. 

她从很小的时候就开始弹钢琴了。

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salad days
salad days
[名词]

the time in a person's life marked by youthfulness, inexperience, and being carefree

青春年华, 青涩岁月

青春年华, 青涩岁月

Ex: We were so naive during our salad days. 

在青春年华里,我们非常天真。

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on the (other|wrong) side of {num}

used to refer to people who look older than the age they are at

比年龄显老, 另一边

比年龄显老, 另一边

Ex: With all that stress, she's definitely on the other side of thirty. 

由于压力,她看起来比三十岁显老。

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ripe old age
ripe old age
[短语]

an advanced stage of life characterized by a long lifespan and great wisdom

高龄, 耄耋之年

高龄, 耄耋之年

Ex: At the ripe old age of 80, he still goes for a walk every morning. 

80岁的高龄,他仍然每天早上散步。

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old as the hills

used to describe someone or something that is old and has existed for a long time

非常古老, 远古的

非常古老, 远古的

Ex: His excuses are as old as the hills. 

他的借口非常古老。

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long in the tooth

describing an individual who has lived for a very long time and is not able to do certain activities due to old age

年纪大的, 年老的

年纪大的, 年老的

Ex: I'm getting a bit long in the tooth to climb mountains. 

我年纪有点大了,爬不动山了。

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hale and hearty

used to describe an old person who is still very active and healthy

老当益壮, 精神矍铄

老当益壮, 精神矍铄

Ex: Despite her age, she remains hale and hearty, walking five miles every day. 

尽管年事已高,她仍然老当益壮,每天步行五英里。

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silver surfer

a senior citizen that spends a lot of time using the Internet

银发网民, 老年网民

银发网民, 老年网民

Ex: The library offers free classes for silver surfers who want to learn social media. 

图书馆为想要学习社交媒体的银发网民提供免费课程。

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old enough to be {one's} (mother|father)

used to refer to a significant age difference between two people, especially those who are romantically involved with one another

父母辈的年龄, 年龄差距

父母辈的年龄, 年龄差距

Ex: She's marrying a man old enough to be her father. 

她嫁给了一个父母辈年龄的男人。

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over the hill

considered old and no longer at one's best

过了巅峰期, 不中用了

过了巅峰期, 不中用了

Ex: Many athletes are considered over the hill by their early thirties. 

许多运动员在三十出头就被认为过了巅峰期。

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