Teach an old dog new tricks
v. 使守旧的人接受新事物
🧩 词语组成解析
teach
[ti:tʃ]
vt. 教;教导，训练;教授;
vi. 教书;
an
[æn]
art. 一（在元音字母前代替不定代词a）;一任一某一;一个;
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;
dog
[dɔɡ]
n. 狗;蹩脚货;丑女人;卑鄙小人;
v. 困扰;跟踪;
new
[nu]
adj. 新的，崭新的;新鲜的，新到的;现代的;初次（听到）的;
adv. 新近，最近;
🗣️ 情景例句
I might as well take it along.
我还是一道带着。
I'd like to reserve a sleeper to chicago.
我要预订去芝加哥的卧铺。
They had rough weather, and Kunta's back bled from rolling over on the hard wooden boards.
他们经历了恶劣的天气，孔塔的背部由于在硬木板上滚动而流了血。