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timeworn

英['taɪmwɔːn] 美['taɪmˌwoʊrn]
  • adj. 陈旧的;老朽的
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详细释义

Adjective:
  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'"

双语例句

1. Even in the dim light the equipment looked old and timeworn.
即便在昏暗的光线下,那台设备也显得陈旧不堪。

来自辞典例句

2. Weidman greeted him with the timeworn jest . " Got a patient for you. "
卫德蒙一如往常戏谑地说: “ 替你找到一个病人. ”

来自辞典例句

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