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antiquated + noun
They replaced the antiquated equipment with new machines.
他们用新机器替换了过时的设备。
陈旧的；过时的；老式的
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陈旧的；过时的；老式的
so extremely old as to seem to belong to an earlier period; old-fashioned
They replaced the antiquated equipment with new machines.
他们用新机器替换了过时的设备。
过时的；陈旧的。
old-fashioned, out of date
The company's antiquated computer system makes simple tasks take hours.
公司过时的电脑系统让简单的任务也要花几个小时。
My grandparents still use an antiquated telephone with a rotary dial.
我祖父母仍在使用一部带转盘的老式电话。
Many people think these antiquated laws should be updated.
许多人认为这些过时的法律应该更新。
They replaced the antiquated equipment with new machines.
他们用新机器替换了过时的设备。
The rule is antiquated and should be removed.
这条规则已经过时，应该废除。
强调从不过时到过时的变化。
The method became antiquated after the reform.
改革之后，这种方法变得过时了。
These customs seem antiquated to many young people.
这些习俗在许多年轻人看来似乎已经过时。
Not this
His ideas are very antiquate.
Use this
His ideas are very antiquated.
antiquated 是过去分词形式的形容词，意为“陈旧的、过时的”；antiquate 是动词，不能跟在 be 动词后作表语。这里需要形容词，所以要用 antiquated。
Not this
This phone is antique, so I want a new one.
Use this
This phone is antiquated, so I want a new one.
antique 指“古旧而有价值的古董”，antiquated 才指“过时、老式”，侧重落后于时代。想表达手机过时应该用 antiquated。
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过时的制度
The country's antiquated system of taxation needs urgent reform.
该国过时的税收制度亟需改革。
陈旧的法律
Many antiquated laws are still on the books and rarely enforced.
许多陈旧的法律仍然载于法典，很少被执行。
老旧的设备
Workers struggle with antiquated equipment that frequently breaks down.
工人们因老旧设备频繁出故障而苦苦挣扎。
过时的观念
His antiquated ideas about gender roles are out of step with modern society.
他关于性别角色的过时观念与现代社会的步伐不一致。
过时的技术
The hospital still relies on antiquated technology for patient records.
这家医院仍然依赖过时的技术来管理患者记录。
Use antiquated naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆联想：antiquated 里有 antique（古董），看到古董就想到陈旧的、过时的。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、academic commentary、policy debates 该词较正式，多用于书面语，常带批评意味，指制度、观念或技术等过于陈旧、不再适用；口语中更常用 out-of-date 或 old-fashioned。
与 antiquated 词尾读音 /eɪtɪd/ 相同的常用词：dated /ˈdeɪtɪd/、outdated /ˌaʊtˈdeɪtɪd/、equated /ɪˈkweɪtɪd/、sophisticated /səˈfɪstɪkeɪtɪd/。注意 antiquated 重音在首音节，因此整词与这些词并不严格押韵。拼写相似但读音不同：antique /ænˈtiːk/，adequate 中的 -quate 读 /kwət/。
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