well-worn
英 [ˌwel ˈwɔːn]
美 [ˌwel ˈwɔːrn]
adj. 用旧了的;老生常谈的;平凡的
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED (话语、主意等)使用过多的,陈腐的,无新意的
Awell-wornexpression, remark, or idea has been used so often that it no longer seems to have much meaning or to be interesting.- To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
说得老套一点,其内容翔实。 - ...well-worn party dogma and ideology.
迂腐不堪的政党教条和意识形态
- To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
- ADJ-GRADED (物品)使用很久的;(衣物)穿旧了的
Awell-wornobject or piece of clothing has been worn or used so frequently that it looks rather old and untidy.- ...well-worn brown shoes.
穿旧了的棕色鞋子
- ...well-worn brown shoes.
英英释义
adj
- repeated too often
- bromidic sermons
- his remarks were trite and commonplace
- hackneyed phrases
- a stock answer
- repeating threadbare jokes
- parroting some timeworn axiom
- the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
- showing signs of much wear or use
双语例句
- Most countries have well-worn laws against touting on street corners, against the more brazen type of brothel and against pimping.
大多数国家仍然使用著陈旧的法律,它们禁止在街角挑逗,禁止较为无耻的妓院和拉皮条。 - The coaches were the first to speak, after all, and dutifully avoided handing their opponents motivational nuggets by relying on well-worn phrases about "respect" and "not underestimating anyone".
主教练们发言后都不约而同的回避直接谈论他们对手的优势,并用了一些老生常谈的话语比如“尊敬”,“不会低估任何人”。 - That well-worn homeowner tradition may soon come to an end.
在千家万户中不时发生的这一幕,可能很快就会终结。 - Before you is a well-worn path of beaten earth.
在你面前是一条踩出来的陈年小道。 - Martin Deboo, an analyst at Investec Securities, a stockbroker, uses the well-worn but apt analogy of the "perfect storm" to describe the industry's predicament.
马丁得布,股票经纪公司InvestecSecurities(投资证券公司)的分析员,用“完美风暴”这种老套的但是容易的类比来描述食品产业的困境。 - It is frightening to veer off the well-worn path, better known as our "comfort zone".
抛弃旧路是可怕的,因为那是我们的舒适区。 - China Little T ( r) ips is a series of guides for those who want to get off the well-worn tourist path in China, but don't have the inside knowledge or the language skills to do so.
中国小贴士(ChinaLittleT(r)ips)是一套系列导游书,适合那些既想避开游客泛滥的景点,但又对中国的内情和语言了解不多的游客。 - A large percentage stayed, raising their children as we were raised along well-worn paths.
大部分留下来养儿育女,就像我们依照平凡的途径被养大。 - I will forever more feel a touch guilty while sitting in that well-worn corner of my couch to play a video game.
说了这么多,窝在沙发上破旧一角,玩着电视游戏的我,可能永远不愿再去触碰那些游戏按键了。 - In other words, they stuff experiences into well-worn patterns.
换言之,大脑会把经验转化为固定模式。