1·She's a Bit long in the tooth for such a romantic role.
演这样一个具有浪漫色彩的角色,她年纪有点太大了。
2·He is a bit long in the tooth to be playing Tom Sawyer.
他年纪大了,不能再扮演汤姆·索亚了。
3·Mary is a bit long in the tooth to play the part of a young girl.
玛丽扮演少女的角色年纪未免太老了点。
4·He has been doing this for 10 years. He's already long in the tooth for such a job.
他做这个工作已经十年了。干这种工作他年纪太大了。
5·In fact, judging by the standards of past economic shocks, this recession is getting long in the tooth.
事实上,按以往经济动荡的标准判断,这次衰退的时间已经很久了。
6·In fact, should rates find a more perceived weakness this would be prime time for barges long in the tooth to be removed from service.
事实上,如果运费进一步疲软,那么对于那些已经服役很久的驳船而言,现在就是退役的最佳时机。
7·Many of its models also look long in the tooth, which largely explains the 46% drop in operating profits in the first half of this year, compared with the same period in 2005.
许多款式也显得过时,这也是为什么与2005年同期相比,其生产利润在今年上半年狂跌46%。
8·Local people will assemble the wall panels - straw bales that are pinned with long sticks like sharpened tooth picks and encased in a timber frame.
当地人会组装墙板—稻草包,稻草包是用像尖锐的牙齿的长棍和外包的木头框架构成的。
9·Rinse after a few minutes, because long-term exposure to the acid in the lemon can harm tooth enamel.
几分钟之后用清水漱口,因为长期接触柠檬酸对牙釉质有伤害。
10·But Mr Khan's mother is rather long-in-the-tooth, so Mr Khan's uncle (or father) takes up with a dancing-girl, whom, to satisfy his mother's honour, Mr Khan kills.
但汗的母亲已经相当年迈,因此汗的叔父(或者说是父亲)与一名舞女交往密切,汗为了确保母亲的荣誉,将该舞女杀了。