long in the tooth
年迈的
常用释义
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基本释义
- 年迈的，老的
例句
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1·She's a Bit long in the tooth for such a romantic role.演这样一个具有浪漫色彩的角色，她年纪有点太大了。
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2·He is a bit long in the tooth to be playing Tom Sawyer.他年纪大了，不能再扮演汤姆·索亚了。
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3·Mary is a bit long in the tooth to play the part of a young girl.玛丽扮演少女的角色年纪未免太老了点。
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4·He has been doing this for 10 years. He's already long in the tooth for such a job.他做这个工作已经十年了。干这种工作他年纪太大了。
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5·In fact, judging by the standards of past economic shocks, this recession is getting long in the tooth.事实上，按以往经济动荡的标准判断，这次衰退的时间已经很久了。
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6·In fact, should rates find a more perceived weakness this would be prime time for barges long in the tooth to be removed from service.事实上，如果运费进一步疲软，那么对于那些已经服役很久的驳船而言，现在就是退役的最佳时机。
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7·Many of its models also look long in the tooth, which largely explains the 46% drop in operating profits in the first half of this year, compared with the same period in 2005.许多款式也显得过时，这也是为什么与2005年同期相比，其生产利润在今年上半年狂跌46％。
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8·Local people will assemble the wall panels - straw bales that are pinned with long sticks like sharpened tooth picks and encased in a timber frame.当地人会组装墙板—稻草包，稻草包是用像尖锐的牙齿的长棍和外包的木头框架构成的。
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9·Rinse after a few minutes, because long-term exposure to the acid in the lemon can harm tooth enamel.几分钟之后用清水漱口，因为长期接触柠檬酸对牙釉质有伤害。
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10·But Mr Khan's mother is rather long-in-the-tooth, so Mr Khan's uncle (or father) takes up with a dancing-girl, whom, to satisfy his mother's honour, Mr Khan kills.但汗的母亲已经相当年迈，因此汗的叔父(或者说是父亲)与一名舞女交往密切，汗为了确保母亲的荣誉，将该舞女杀了。
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