Word · Frequency #6477
antique
淘古董；搜寻古董
to search for or shop for antiques
- 1.
To search or shop for antiques.
搜寻或购买古董。
- 2.
To make (an object) appear to be an antique in some way.
使(物品)看起来像古董。
- 3.
To emboss without gilding.
进行无镀金浮雕。
- 4.
shop for antiques
古董店
做旧；仿古处理；做无镀金浮雕；搜寻或购买古董。；使(物品)看起来像古董。；进行无镀金浮雕。
In use
They drove to the countryside to antique at a weekend flea market.
She spends her free time antiquing in the old town.
We antiqued all morning but found nothing worth buying.
We went antiquing on Saturday
go antiquing
antiquing 是 antique 的现在分词形式，go antiquing 表示去搜寻或购买古董。
We often go antiquing on weekends.
我们周末经常去淘古董。
antique sth
此处 antique 是及物动词，意为使（物品）看起来像古董，常接表示物品的名词作宾语。
She antiqued the old table with a special paint.
她用一种特殊涂料把旧桌子做旧了。
Verb forms
base antique · third person antiques · -ing antiquing · past antiqued · past participle antiqued
Connections
Collocations
- go antiquing
- 去淘古董，去逛古董店
- On weekends, we go antiquing in the countryside.周末我们去乡下淘古董。
- antique a piece of furniture
- 做旧一件家具
- He learned how to antique a piece of furniture from his grandfather.他从祖父那里学会了如何做旧一件家具。
- antique the wood
- 把木头做旧
- You can antique the wood by sanding it and applying a dark stain.你可以通过打磨并涂上深色染色剂把木头做旧。
- antiqued finish
- 仿古饰面，做旧漆面
- The cabinet has an antiqued finish that gives it a rustic look.这个橱柜有仿古饰面，使其看起来有乡村风格。
- antiquing technique
- 做旧工艺，仿古技法
- This book covers several antiquing techniques for beginners.这本书介绍了多种适合初学者的做旧工艺。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 ant- 开头就联想 ancient（古老的）：antique 就是和“老”有关，动词则是去淘老古董，或把新东西做旧。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：旧货市场/古董店、家居装饰/手工艺制作 作动词时多用于口语或兴趣语境，指“去淘古董”；在家居、家具或手工艺语境中则指“把某物做旧、仿古”，比较中性。正式文体中较少直接用这个词作动词，通常换成短语表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 antique 的尾部读音 /iːk/ 押韵：unique、technique、cheek、peak、week、leak。注意形近词：antiquated /ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd/ 发音与 antique 不同；英式拼写的 cheque /tʃek/（支票）也容易混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.