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long in the tooth informaltoo old – used humorously太老了〔幽默用法〕:•I'm getting a bit long in the tooth for this sort of thing.我太老了，做这种事情不合适了。 long in the tooth rather old 很老。 [ORIGIN: originally said of horses, from the recession of the gums with age.] ˌlong in the ˈtooth(humorous) (especially BrE)old or too old年齿渐长；老朽This originally referred to the fact that a horse's teeth appear to be longer as it grows older, because its gums shrink.源自马越老因牙龈收缩而牙齿显得越长。 |