[take advantage of one's seniority; flaunt one's seniority] 凭靠年高、 卖弄资格, 看不起人

姨太太真个倚老卖老。 --《红楼梦》

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卖卖弄。仗着岁数大，摆老资格。

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自以为年纪大，阅历丰富，而看不起别人。

元．无名氏．谢金吾．第一折：「则管里倚老卖老，口里唠唠叨叨的说个不了。」

红楼梦．第七十一回：「这费婆子倚老卖老，仗着邢夫人，常吃些酒，嘴里胡骂乱怨的出气。」

仗着年纪大，卖弄老资格。

pride oneself on being a veteran; advantage of one's seniority; capitalize on being advanced in age; come the old soldier over; flaunt one's seniority; get self-conceited because of seniority; look down upon others by presuming on one's advanced age; presume on old age (to despise others); self-importance of the aged; take advantage of one's old age to ...; take advantage of one's seniority or old age.:

他总是倚老卖老，把他的想法强加于人。 Presuming on his seniority, he always imposes his ideas on (upon) others. sein Alter ausnützen, Vorteile aus seinem hohen Alter ziehen, sich auf sein hohes Alter berufen, sein Alter stolz zur Schau stellen, aus seinem Alter Nutzen schlagen, usw.