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

• 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”。
• But this flavor can often be soured by that well-worn poisoner of relationships everywhere: Money.
  不过，在一个东西面前，这种味道就变质了，虽然这个东西平凡得不能再平凡，却是所有感情的毒药，那就是：钱。
• 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。
• 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。
• In this, the Tennessee Senator follows a well-worn rhetorical path.
  这位田纳西参议员选择了一条俗套的路线。
• 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。
• 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。
• That stance is based on old arguments, but they are not less potent for being well-worn.
  这一立场基于一些陈旧的论据，虽然早已重复多遍，但雄辩力不减。
• 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。
• 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。