| 单词 | 老掉牙 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BAD〕I don't know why you're watching that film, it's a load of old rubbish. 我不明白那电影你为什么还要看下去，尽是些老掉牙的废话。朗文写作活用〔BELIEVE〕She should know better than to fall for that old excuse. 她应该知道不能被这么一个老掉牙的借口骗倒。朗文写作活用〔OLD-FASHIONED〕My mother's antiquated vacuum cleaner still works, believe it or not. 信不信由你，我母亲那台老掉牙的吸尘器居然还能用。朗文写作活用〔OLD〕That story is as old as the hills! 那故事老掉牙了！朗文写作活用〔UNFAIR〕Nepotism is an old story in Hollywood circles. 裙带关系在好莱坞圈子里是老掉牙的故事了。朗文写作活用〔USE〕Nicholson's routine was full of stale old jokes that we'd all heard before. 尼科尔森的套路全是老掉牙的笑话，我们以前都听过了。朗文写作活用〔USE〕We work well together and we are really good friends. I know it sounds clichéd but it's the truth. 我们共事合作得很好，我们是很好的朋友。我知道这听起来老掉牙了，但那是事实。朗文写作活用〔airborne〕The old plane had great difficulty getting airborne (= rising into the air).这架老掉牙的飞机起飞非常困难。剑桥高阶〔ancient〕He's got an ancient laptop.他有一台老掉牙的电脑。剑桥高阶〔antediluvian〕My mother has some hopelessly antediluvian ideas about the role of women.我母亲对女性的角色持有一些老掉牙的观念。剑桥高阶〔antique〕Why don't you get rid of that antique and buy yourself a decent computer!你为什么不把那台老掉牙的电脑扔掉, 买一台像样点的？外研社新世纪〔be/come out of the ark〕Her clothes were straight out of the ark.她的衣服简直老掉牙了。剑桥高阶〔canard〕The book repeats some of history's oldest canards.这本书是历史上一些老掉牙的谣传的翻版。韦氏高阶〔chestnut〕Not that old chestnut again! 别再讲那个老掉牙的故事了！麦克米伦高阶〔cliché〕It has become a cliché to describe Asia-Pacific as the world's most dynamic economic area.将亚太地区描述为世界上最具活力的经济区已经是老掉牙的说法了。外研社新世纪〔come on〕The central heating was coming on and the ancient wooden boards creaked.中央供暖系统开始工作，弄得那些老掉牙的木板嘎吱作响。柯林斯高阶〔discordant〕Most reviewers loved the show, but one critic struck a discordant note, finding it “trite and predictable.” 大多数评论家都喜欢这场演出，只有一个唱反调，觉得它“老掉牙，毫无新意”。韦氏高阶〔elderly〕He was driving an elderly white Mercedes.他开着一辆白色的、老掉牙的梅赛德斯车。麦克米伦高阶〔elderly〕Some of those artillery pieces look a little elderly.那些大炮中有些看起来有点老掉牙了。柯林斯高阶〔gag〕It was a bit of a running gag (=a joke which is repeated) in the show.节目里是有点老掉牙的笑话。朗文当代〔garbage〕It's mostly the same old garbage.那多半是老掉牙的垃圾。牛津搭配〔go〕This kind of entertainment went out with the ark (=is very old-fashioned) .这种娱乐老掉牙了。朗文当代〔hoary〕He told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.他讲了几个老掉牙的笑话，没人觉得好笑。剑桥高阶〔hoary〕Not that hoary old chestnut (=old idea, joke, remark etc) again.别再说那老掉牙的笑话了。朗文当代〔inane〕The film's plot is inane and full of clichés.这部影片的情节极其荒唐，而且全是一些老掉牙的东西。韦氏高阶〔mantra〕They kept using the same old mantra that the Democrats raise taxes.他们不断提民主党增加税收这件老掉牙的事。麦克米伦高阶〔oldfashioned〕At heart, it's just a good old-fashioned detective story.从本质上讲，那不过是个老掉牙的侦探故事。牛津搭配〔old〕He always gives the same old excuses.他总是找那些老掉牙的借口。牛津高阶〔old〕He comes out with the same old excuses every time! 每次他都用同一个老掉牙的借口！朗文当代〔old〕That story's as old as the hills (=extremely old) .那个故事老掉牙了。朗文当代〔old〕That's an old joke - I've heard it about a thousand times.那是个老掉牙的笑话——我听过不知多少次了。剑桥高阶〔outdated〕The office computer system is hopelessly outdated.办公室的计算机系统早就老掉牙了。麦克米伦高阶〔put ... across〕You can't put that old excuse across your friends.你不能用那个老掉牙的借口哄骗你的朋友。21世纪英汉〔recycle〕He recycled all his old jokes.他把那些老掉牙的笑话又说了一遍。牛津高阶〔retread〕His last book, 'Needful Things', was a retread of tired material.他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些老掉牙的内容。柯林斯高阶〔ring up〕She was ringing up her sale on an ancient cash register.她正用一台老掉牙的收银机记账。柯林斯高阶〔rubbish〕What he said was just a load of old rubbish.他所说的不过是些老掉牙的无稽之谈。牛津搭配〔same〕Politicians repeat the same old phrases that they use every time there's an election.政治家们重复着每次选举都要用的那些老掉牙的话。麦克米伦高阶〔shot〕This old machine is shot.这台旧机器已老掉牙了。英汉大词典〔supply〕He has an endless supply of corny jokes.他有说不完的老掉牙的笑话。牛津搭配〔tiredness〕I didn't want to hear another one of his tired excuses.我不想听他的又一个老掉牙的借口。柯林斯高阶〔tired〕He always comes out with the same tired old jokes.他总是讲些千篇一律老掉牙的笑话。牛津高阶〔tired〕We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.我们只好又听了一遍那些老掉牙的借口。韦氏高阶〔treadle〕My grandmother still uses her old treadle sewing machine.我奶奶仍然用着她那台老掉牙的脚踏缝纫机。剑桥高阶〔wheel sth out〕Every time we have this argument you wheel out the same old statistics, and I'm still not convinced! 每次我们争论这个问题你都搬出那一套老掉牙的数据，我还是不服气！剑桥高阶He came up with some hoary old excuse about having to attend his grandmother's funeral.他说了个诸如去参加祖母葬礼的老掉牙的借口。剑桥国际He just tells these awful corny jokes that you've heard a thousand times.他讲的只是这些已听到过一千次的讨厌的老掉牙的笑话。剑桥国际She told him that shopworn story about the time she broke her leg while skiing.她告诉他关于滑雪时她摔断腿的那个老掉牙的故事。剑桥国际That's an old joke -- I've heard it about a thousand times.那是个老掉牙的笑话----我已经听过不下1000次了。剑桥国际 |
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