Old country
n. （前面与the连用）移民的母国
🧩 词语组成解析
old
[old]
adj. 老的;古老的;以前的;（用于指称被替代的东西）原来的;
n. 古时;
country
['kʌntri]
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
🗣️ 情景例句
there isn't any work for a retired person my age.
没有我这种年纪的退休老人的工作。
It seems as if it's going to rain.
看起来天好像要下雨。
Yet, in real life, circumstances do sometimes conspire to bring about coincidences which anyone but a nineteenth century novelist would find incredible.
不过，在现实生活中，有时确实会出现一些巧合，这些巧合除了19世纪小说家外谁也不会相信。