in days of old
collocation古时候；很久以前
In days of old, people wrote letters by hand.
古时候，人们用手写信。
古时；往昔
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古时；往昔
past times
In days of old, the village was protected by a high wall.
在古时，村庄由一堵高墙保护。
常用于短语 in days of old，意为“古时候”
过去的时代(尤其在短语“古时”中)
past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')
The museum displays artifacts from days of old.
博物馆展出来自往昔岁月的文物。
Legends of old often mention dragons and heroes.
古老的传说常常提到龙和英雄。
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古时候；很久以前
In days of old, people wrote letters by hand.
古时候，人们用手写信。
早就认识某人；与某人相识已久
I know her of old; we went to the same school.
我早就认识她，我们上过同一所学校。
古人；前辈
Men of old believed that the earth was the center of the universe.
古人曾相信地球是宇宙的中心。
老友；故交
They are friends of old, having met in childhood.
他们是老朋友，从小就认识。
古时候
In days of old, people traveled by horse and carriage.
古时候，人们骑马或乘马车出行。
往昔的；昔日的
She is a friend of old.
她是一位老朋友。
一如往昔
The tradition continues as of old.
这一传统一如既往地延续着。
要记念古时的日子，思想历代之年。
When we look back at the days of old, we see how much has changed.
当我们回顾古时的日子，就能看到变化有多大。
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把old想成一本泛黄的老相册，in days of old就是翻看往昔的日子。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学/诗歌、历史叙述、固定短语 in days of old old 作名词表示“古时、往昔”时，通常只出现在固定短语 in days of old 中，多用于文学作品或正式的历史叙述，口语中很少单独使用。
作名词时通常用于固定短语'in days of old'，指过去。可数复数。
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