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well-worn

美 [ˌwel ˈwɔːrn]英 [ˌwel ˈwɔːn]
  • adj.破旧的;用旧了的;老生常谈的;平凡的
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频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED (话语、主意等)使用过多的,陈腐的,无新意的
    A well-worn expression, 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。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED (物品)使用很久的;(衣物)穿旧了的
    A well-worn object 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

adj

1
repeated too often;overfamiliar through overuse
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'
Synonym: banal commonplace hackneyed old-hat shopworn stock(a) threadbare timeworn tired trite
2
showing signs of much wear or use

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  1. Most British visitors beat a well-worn path to the same tourist areas of the US .

    大多数英国游客总沿着一条老路线参观相同的美国旅游景点。

  2. To use a well-worn cliche , it is packed with information .

    说得老套一点,其内容翔实。

  3. 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。

  4. Desire lines ( or " natural desire lines , " as they 're also called ) are those well-worn ribbons of dirt that you see cutting across a patch2 of grass , often with nearby sidewalks -- particularly those that offer a less direct route -- ignored .

    你在草地上看到的人们踩出的一条条小路就是期望路线(也称为自然期望路线),附近的人行道常常被人们忽视,特别是那些绕路的人行道。

  5. 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。

  6. 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。

  7. 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。

  8. 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。

  9. In this part of America , he is treading a well-worn path .

    在美国的这个地区,他走过了一条曲折的道路。

  10. These well-worn theories are among seven medical myths exposed in a paper published in the British Medical Journal .

    这些老生常谈在《英国医学杂志》的一篇论文中被列入七项医学误区。

  11. 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。

  12. 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。

  13. 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。

  14. 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。

  15. These well-worn theories are among seven " medical myths " exposed in a paper published in the British Medical Journal .

    这些老生常谈在《英国医学杂志》的一篇论文中被列入七项“医学误区”。

  16. Israeli director Ariel Vromen uses this well-worn plot to explore how malleable human identity might be .

    以色列导演艾瑞欧•弗朗曼利用这种老旧的情节来探索人类认同到底有多强的可塑性。

  17. The post-conference communiqu é recycled well-worn language , promising that China would steadily push forward exchange rate and interest rate reform .

    会后发表的公报只是重复了套话,承诺中国将稳步推动汇率和利率改革。

  18. The technology is well-known and well-worn , but it comes with a major downside : liquid crystals provide no light of their own .

    这一技术很知名,也很成熟,但它也有一个比较大的缺点:液晶自己是不发光的,液晶背后的发光板会显著影响电池寿命。

  19. 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。

  20. He began to search in the right-hand pocket of his well-worn and baggy linen suit .

    他开始在那件磨得很旧的,肥大的衣服上的右边口袋里东摸西摸。

  21. Hutch is following a well-worn script .

    和记黄埔遵循的是一条经过反复验证的规律。

  22. 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。

  23. 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。

  24. That 's a pattern that 's meant to signal power and dominance - and it 's a well-worn strategy across the * mammalian kingdom .

    这是一种暗示权力及支配力的模式,而且是一种哺乳动物惯用的策略。

  25. To get here , park along the south feeder road , a couple of miles west of Loop 335 , and walk the well-worn path .

    要到这里,沿着南直线道路,环路335以西几公里,沿着破旧的路走。

  26. Chile went down the well-worn route of currency intervention , sterilised through local bond issues , to try to limit peso strength .

    智利走的是干预汇率的老路,通过发行本国债券进行市场冲销,以限制比索升值。

  27. In academia , there is a well-worn distinction between activities that have to be coordinated by an organization and activities that can take place in an open market .

    学术界都知道,必须由企业协调的行为和可以在公开市场发生的行为,是存在区别的。

  28. For many years thereafter , the two families watched the faithful friends frolicking and chasing each other down that well-worn path between their houses .

    此后多年中,两家邻居不时会看到这对忠实的朋友嬉戏玩耍,在两家房子之间的小路上你追我赶。

  29. 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。

  30. Released from prison , S á nchez followed the well-worn route of Cuban exiles to America in 2008 .

    出狱后,他走了一条古巴流放人员走的老路&于2008年逃往美国。