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elderly
/ɛldɚli/
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- elderly
1 · adjective
advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
年长的；上了年纪的
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Elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper.
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一些年长的居民还记得第一座摩天大楼建成时的情景。
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