【antiquated】 - A-level备考词汇

antiquated

UK:  ['æntɪ.kweɪtɪd]

US:  ['æntɪ.kweɪtəd]

adj.

1.陈旧的,旧式的,过时的

2.过时的;废弃的

3.古老的,陈旧的,破旧的

4.古色古香的,有古风的

5.年老的

6.老式的

1 . But while these funds are vast, the system used to run this money is often antiquated.
然而，尽管这些基金规模庞大，但其资金运转方式往往已陈旧过时。

2 . Once with his wife and her cafe society world, the Duke found his own family more antiquated and distant than ever.
有一次他与妻子，还她的社交人群在一起，公爵比以往更加发觉自己家人的保守与遥远。

3 . If you look back in history, ancient civilizations used to carve letters on stone and clay. This seems very antiquated today.
回顾历史，古人把文字记录在石头或者粘土上，这在今天看来是非常落后的。

4 . And its previously cutting-edge get-out-the-vote machine looks rusty and antiquated next to Mr Obama's.
且其曾风光一时的投票动员机制，与奥巴马的拉票机制相比起来，已经生锈过时。

5 . However , the firm's existing IT systems were antiquated and could not even support the bank's existing corporate business adequately .
不过，该公司已有的IT系统已经过时甚至已经无法充分支持新生银行的现有公司业务。