senile
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++se·nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/ adjective MIMENTALLY ILLmentally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age 年老糊涂的，老迈的 a senile old man 一个年老糊涂的老人 She worries about going senile. 她担心自己变得年老糊涂。 —senility /sɪˈnɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
senile• After those first few chats with his Aunt Emily, Alec soon realised that she was slightly senile.• I know the old boy was senile.• When the mice are 10 months old they begin, reliably, to get senile.• Rumors were rampant that the octogenarian was senile and in poor health.• His lawyers claim he is senile and incompetent to stand trial.• Mr Allsopp was known to suffer from senile dementia and was often seen walking in the area.• In this sense the world would be a better place without mental retardation, madness, and senile dementia.• Certainly those working with the mentally ill or the handicapped or the senile or in health education may properly think it is.• He became remote, sulking, even senile possibly.going senile• Of course, Moses might have been going senile and got a bit mixed up.Origin senile (1600-1700) Latin senilis, from senex; → SENIOR1se·nile adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus confused mentally old behaving of or strangely, because
senile
se‧nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/
adjectivementally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age:
a senile old man
She worries about going senile.
—senility /sɪˈnɪləti, sɪˈnɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]
se‧nile /ˈsiːnaɪl/
adjectivementally confused or behaving strangely, because of old age: —senility /sɪˈnɪləti, sɪˈnɪlɪti/ noun [uncountable]
Childhood/youth 童年／青年时期
be born and raised/bred in Oxford;be born into a wealthy/middle-class family在牛津出生并长大；在富裕／中产家庭出生 have a happy/an unhappy/a tough childhood有幸福／不幸／艰苦的童年 grow up in a musical family/in an orphanage/on a farm成长于音乐之家／孤儿院／农场 be/grow up an only child (= with no brothers or sisters)是独生子 reach/hit/enter/go through adolescence/puberty进入／经历青春期 be in your teens/early twenties/mid-twenties/late twenties十几岁；二十出头；二十五岁左右；将近三十岁 undergo/experience physical/psychological changes经历生理／心理变化 give in to/succumb to/resist peer pressure屈服于／顶住同辈的压力 assert your independence/individuality维护独立／个性
Adulthood 成年
leave school/university/home中学／大学毕业；离家 go out to work (at sixteen)（16 岁）投身工作 get/find a job/partner找到工作／伴侣 be/get engaged/married订婚；结婚 have/get a wife/husband/mortgage/steady job有妻子／丈夫／按揭贷款／稳定的工作 settle down and have kids/children/a family安定下来并生儿育女 begin/start/launch/build a career (in politics/science/the music industry)开始（政治／科学／音乐）职业生涯 prove (to be)/represent/mark/reach a turning point in your life/career最终成为／代表／标志／达到某人人生／某人职业生涯的转折点 reach/be well into/settle into middle age进入／安度中年 have/suffer/go through a midlife crisis经历中年危机 take/consider early retirement提前退休；考虑提前退休 approach/announce/enjoy your retirement临近／宣布／享受退休
Old age 老年
have/see/spend time with your grandchildren有孙辈；与孙辈共度时光 take up/pursue/develop a hobby开始／追求／培养一种爱好 get/receive/draw/collect/live on a pension得到／提取／领取退休金；靠退休金生活 approach/save for/die from old age临近晚年；存钱养老；老死 live to a ripe old age高寿 reach the grand old age of 102/23( often
活到 102／23 岁高龄（常作反语） be/become/be getting/be going senile( often
变得衰老（常作反语） die (peacefully)/pass away in your sleep/after a brief illness在睡梦中／患病不久（平静地）离开人世