shopworn

英 [ˈʃɒpwɔːn]

美 [ˈʃɑːpwɔːrn]

网络  陈旧的

GRE

COCA.32967

牛津词典

adj.

adj.

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-hatstock(a)threadbaretimeworntiredtritewell-worn
• worn or faded from being on display in a store
  1. shopworn merchandise at half price
  Synonym:shopsoiled

双语例句

• Rather shopworn, though, isn't it?
  虽然有点老式，不是吗？
• 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。
• Talking about a "new Hitler" is a shopworn rhetorical trick that should be banned.
  有关“新希特勒”的说法是一种陈腐的修辞伎俩，应该被禁止。
• Even more impressive, GM accomplished such robust sales without deep discounts or shopworn gimmicks like volume sales to daily rental fleets.
  更让人印象深刻的是，通用斩获如此可观的销量不是靠大幅打折或采用那些老套的花招，比如批量销售给短期租车公司之类。
• He was fat and looked shopworn around the nose and mouth.
  他人长得胖，鼻头和嘴巴部分显出一副不合时宜的可怜相。