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.
  1. To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
     说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
  2. ...well-worn party dogma and ideology.
     迂腐不堪的政党教条和意识形态
• 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.
  1. ...well-worn brown shoes.
     穿旧了的棕色鞋子

英英释义

adj

• repeated too often
  1. bromidic sermons
  2. his remarks were trite and commonplace
  3. hackneyed phrases
  4. a stock answer
  5. repeating threadbare jokes
  6. parroting some timeworn axiom
  7. the trite metaphor `hard as nails'
  Synonym:banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredtrite
• showing signs of much wear or use

双语例句

• 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。
• 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”。
• 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。
• Well-worn horror tropes also have provided a laundry list of gimmicks filmmakers need to work around& or use to misdirect audiences anew.
  已经被用滥的恐怖手法也提供了一长串电影导演需绕开或者用来重新误导观众的招数。
• To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
  说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
• Here and there sat well-worn stumps and logs and the remnants of a campfire.
  到处都是用旧了的树桩和圆木，还有篝火的灰烬。
• Make Your Own Path Average likes comfortable. Average likes the well-worn path that is easy to follow.
  选择你自己的道路普通人喜欢安逸，普通人喜欢那种容易遵循的旧方式。
• The whole interior seems to be made up of dark, well-worn wood.
  餐馆内部整个装饰似乎都由黑色、老化严重的木材组成。
• Where other governments try to keep global public opinion on their side by arguing their case publicly and through background briefings and targeted leaks to the media, Beijing rarely offers more than a set of well-worn generalities.
  在其他国家政府通过公开辩护、背景吹风会和针对性地向媒体透露消息，努力让全球舆论站在自己这边的问题上，北京方面除了千篇一律的套话以外很少有其他举措。
• 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。