timeworn

英 [ˈtaɪmwɔːn]

美

adj.  久经使用的;陈旧的;古旧的

GRE

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 久经使用的;陈旧的;古旧的
  Something that istime-wornis old or has been used a lot over a long period of time.
  1. Even in the dim light the equipment looked old and time-worn...
     即便在昏暗的光线下，那台设备也显得陈旧不堪。
  2. These time-worn techniques are often very effective approaches to the illnesses of the present day.
     这些古老的疗法在治疗当今的疾病时往往非常有效。

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-hatshopwornstock(a)threadbaretiredtritewell-worn

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