Old boy
成人 Adult Eduna. 校友, 老同学; （英国公学的）毕业生; 〈谑〉魔鬼
📖 牛津释义
old boy
(fem 阴性作 old girl), 1 former pupil of a particular school 校友
an old boys' reunion 男校友聚会.
2 old `boy, old `girl (infml 口) old person 老人
the old `girl who lives next door 住在隔壁的老太太.
3 (idm 习语) the old-boy network the tendency among old boys, esp of British private schools, to help each other in later life （男的）老同学关系网.
🧩 词语组成解析
old
[old]
adj. 老的;古老的;以前的;（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的;
n. 古时;
boy
[bɔɪ]
n. 男孩，少年;儿子;小伙子，家伙;服务员;
🗣️ 情景例句
because he didn't want the responsibility of holding them.
因为他不想承担保管它们的责任。
Could you change my flight date from London to Tokyo?
请你更改一下从伦敦到东京的班机日期好吗？
It is no use inviting the politician or the professional or business man,
同样也是无益的，对于政界人士、专业技术人员、商人来说，