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antiquated adj.陈旧的 Something is antiquated when it is so old, it's like an antique or recognizable from another era and has the negative feel of being thoroughly outmoded. Things like typewriters, sealing wax for letters, and ideas of proper etiquette all seem antiquated in modern society. Currently, things get antiquated ever faster — 5-inch floppy disks for computers and dial-up modems were very modern fifteen years ago, but now they're antiquated. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陈旧的；老式的；过时的 If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned.   [disapproval]Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving...很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。Do we really want a return to an antiquated system of privilege and elitism?我们真的想回归到一种特权和精英政治的过时制度中吗？

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['æntikweitid] Something is antiquated when it is so old that it is no longer useful. If your parents believe that you shouldn't use the Internet when you write papers for school, you might call their ideas antiquated. ★☆☆☆☆

英语单词	antiquated
英美音标	['æntikweitid]
中文释义	adj.陈旧的
vocabulary简明	Something is antiquated when it is so old that it is no longer useful. If your parents believe that you shouldn't use the Internet when you write papers for school, you might call their ideas antiquated.
vocabulary扩展	Something is antiquated when it is so old, it's like an antique or recognizable from another era and has the negative feel of being thoroughly outmoded. Things like typewriters, sealing wax for letters, and ideas of proper etiquette all seem antiquated in modern society. Currently, things get antiquated ever faster — 5-inch floppy disks for computers and dial-up modems were very modern fifteen years ago, but now they're antiquated.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]陈旧的；老式的；过时的 If you describe something as antiquated, you are criticizing it because it is very old or old-fashioned. [disapproval] Many factories are so antiquated they are not worth saving... 很多工厂过于陈旧落后，已不值得挽救。 Do we really want a return to an antiquated system of privilege and elitism? 我们真的想回归到一种特权和精英政治的过时制度中吗？

Antiquated Ideas Things Modern æntikweitid Adj.陈旧的 Longer Parents