中文翻译与英英解释 | n. 〔口语〕怪人,有怪癖的老头子;家伙;〔英方〕吝啬鬼。
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| used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man 同义词:old codger,
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例句与用法 | 1. | I may be an old codger , but i 've sharp ears . 别看我门神老了不捉鬼,我耳朵可灵着哩。
| | 2. | The old codger may need a cane to walk, but not for his mind, which is still sharp as a razor blade . 这个古怪的老头子走路可能离不开拐棍,可动脑筋时却不同了,他的头脑仍然象刀片一样锋利。
| | 3. | No way . the old codger can see out the back of his head 怎么回事?这老家伙背后长眼了
| | 4. | Why , i am a boy , sir , to half a dozen old codgers here 唉,在这几这半打古里古怪的老头子面前我还是个娃娃呢! ”
| | 5. | Bald head over the blind . cute old codger . no use canvassing him for an ad 遮篷上端露出个秃头,那是个精明而有怪癖的老头子。
| | 6. | A crusty old codger , sitting near by seemed disturbed ; at least , he stared in a most pointed way 坐在旁边的一个顽固的怪老头看上去像是受了打扰,至少,他瞪眼看的样子十分尖刻。
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