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corny adj.
⇨ tired 2tired2 adjective feel tired 感到疲倦tired old jokes 老掉牙的笑话 ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ lacklustre 另见lacklustre条tired ♦︎ corny ♦︎ trite ♦︎ stale ♦︎ hackneyed ♦︎ clichédThese words all describe things, especially language, that are uninteresting because they have been used too much. 这些词均表示事物，尤其是语言了无新意的、陈腐的、陈词滥调的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a tired / trite / hackneyed / clichéd phrase◆tired / corny / stale jokes◆trite / clichéd words◆to sound corny / trite / clichéd◆a bit corny / stale / hackneyed / clichéd◆rather trite / clichéd■ tired said or written so often that it has lost interest, meaning or humour 陈旧的；陈腐的；陈词滥调的◆He began with a few tired old jokes.他开头时讲了几个老掉牙的笑话。◆It's the same tired advice that was given to my mother.这跟给我妈妈的老掉牙的建议一样。■ corny / /ˈkɔːni; NAmE ˈkɔːrni/ (informal) used too often to be interesting or to sound sincere 陈旧的；过时的；老生常谈的◆I know it may sound corny but it happens to be true.我知道这听起来可能很老套，但这的确是真的。◆You sound like someone out of a corny film!你说话像是老电影里面的人！ⓘ Corny is used especially to describe jokes, stories, films and the situations and emotions shown in them. * corny尤用于修饰笑话、故事、电影和其中表现的情景和情感。■ trite /traɪt/ / said or written so often that it has lost interest or meaning 陈旧的；陈腐的；陈词滥调的◆It is a trite observation that there is no such thing as a standard of international law.认为世上没有国际法标准的说法是陈旧的言论。NOTE 辨析 Tired or trite? Tired phrases, jokes and advice make the listener feel bored; trite observations, questions and remarks make the listener feel contemptuous (= lacking respect). * tired形容phrase、joke和advice时指令人感到厌烦；trite形容observation、 question和remark时指令人蔑视、轻慢。■ stale no longer interesting or exciting because it has been said or done too many times before 陈腐的；没有新意的；老掉牙的◆What had seemed fresh and exciting at first was now stale and predictable.起初看起来新鲜和令人兴奋的东西现在已经老套乏味了。■ hackneyed / /ˈhæknid/ / (of a phrase or idea) used too often and therefore boring （措辞或想法）陈腐的◆The artist should be careful to avoid hackneyed subjects.艺术家应该小心避免老生常谈的主题。■ clichéd /ˈkliːʃeɪd; NAmE kliːˈʃeɪd/ (of a phrase or idea) used so often that it no longer has any meaning （措辞或想法）陈旧的，陈腐的，失去意义的◆The song is as clichéd as its title.这首歌像它的名字一样老套。 |