| 单词 | 老生 |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔BORING/BORED〕There was nothing very interesting in the local newspaper - just the usual stuff. 这份当地报纸没什么有趣的东西，都是一些老生常谈。朗文写作活用〔JOKE〕He started the show with a few old gags about mothers-in-law. 他在表演一开始时说了几个关于丈母娘的老生常谈的笑话。朗文写作活用〔NOW〕It's an old story but it has a topical message. 这是个老生常谈的故事，但是它具有当前关注的信息。朗文写作活用〔OLD-FASHIONED〕You've got to get over it, honey - you've got to stop living in the past. 你得想开一点，亲爱的—你不能老生活在过去呀。朗文写作活用〔USE〕I know it might sound like a trite remark, but mothers usually know best. 我知道这听起来也许老生常谈，可还是要说母亲一般知道得最清楚。朗文写作活用〔USUALLY〕Her speech contained all the stock phrases about increasing productivity and reducing costs. 她的演讲全是有关于提高生产力和降低成本的老生常谈。朗文写作活用〔WORD/PHRASE/SENTENCE〕The management tried to satisfy staff with some platitudes about the need to make sacrifices for the benefit of the company. 管理层说一些老生常谈的话，说什么要为公司利益作出牺牲，以试图安抚人心。朗文写作活用〔cliché〕My wedding day - and I know it's a cliché - was just the happiest day of my life.我结婚那天——我知道这是老生常谈——是我一生中最幸福的一天。剑桥高阶〔corny〕I know it sounds corny, but I'm really not motivated by money.我知道这听起来像是老生常谈，但我真的不是为了钱。柯林斯高阶〔flog sth to death〕It's a theme that's been flogged to death.这是一个老生常谈的主题。剑桥高阶〔hackneyed〕Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.权力导致腐败, 绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈, 但却是真理。外研社新世纪〔hackneyed〕Power corrupts and absolute power absolutely corrupts. That's the old hackneyed phrase, but it's true.权力导致腐败，绝对权力导致绝对腐败。这虽是老生常谈，但却是真理。柯林斯高阶〔merely〕I'm merely stating what everybody knows anyway.我说的不过是些老生常谈。牛津高阶〔mouth〕They mouthed the usual platitudes.他们又说了些老生常谈的话。朗文当代〔old〕Don't give me that old shit.别跟我来这套老生常谈。英汉大词典〔old〕When she brought up the same old argument, I just stopped listening.当她又争论起这个老生常谈的问题时，我干脆不听了。韦氏高阶〔platitude〕Local people are tired of platitudes about lack of money, and want action.当地人已经厌倦了“没有钱”的老生常谈，他们想要的是行动。麦克米伦高阶〔recycle〕They endlessly recycle the same worn-out arguments.他们没完没了地使用那些老生常谈的论点。牛津搭配〔rehearse〕These are arguments that I've heard rehearsed at meetings many times before.这些论点都是我多次在会议上听到的老生常谈了。剑桥高阶〔stuff〕It was a boring lecture. It was all stuff I'd heard before.这个讲演令人厌烦。全是我听过的老生常谈。英汉大词典〔trite〕Lacking power to evoke interest through overuse or repetition; hackneyed.陈腐的，老一套的：因久用或重复而失去引起兴趣的力量的，老生常谈的美国传统〔truism〕Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address.尽管这可能听起来像是老生常谈, 但却是待解决的一个关键问题。外研社新世纪〔truism〕Whilst this might sound like a truism, it is nevertheless a crucial problem to address.尽管这可能听起来像是老生常谈，但却是待解决的重要问题。柯林斯高阶〔well worn〕Ecology can be written about without relying on well-worn examples such as tropical rain forests.可以不用热带雨林等老生常谈的例子来讲述生态学。剑桥高阶〔well-trodden〕The book covers some well-trodden ground.这本书有些内容是老生常谈。韦氏高阶〔yada yada〕They had to listen to the usual yada yada about bike safety.他们不得不听那些有关自行车安全的老生常谈。韦氏高阶It's difficult for the teacher if new students are lumped with students who already have some experience.如果把新生和老生并在一个班里，对老师来说有些困难。剑桥国际 |
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