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old codger
noun[ C ]
informaluk /ˌəʊld ˈkɒdʒ.ər/ us /ˌoʊld ˈkɑː.dʒɚ/
an old man, especially one who is strange or humorous in some way: （尤指古怪或有趣的）老头，老家伙
The ad features two old codgers in rocking chairs.
Hopefully, we'll live to be old codgers.
The only other customer was an old codger in a trench coat.
I look forward to seeing you back here when you're old codgers.
I thought it was nice of him to take in an old codger like me.
A couple of old codgers were sitting on the park bench, grumbling about the children.公园的长凳上坐着几个怪老头，在咕咕哝哝抱怨孩子们。
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