cliche

英 [ˈkliːʃeɪ]

美 [klɪˈʃeɪ]

n.  陈词滥调; 陈腐的套语; 使用陈词滥调

复数：cliches　

IELTSTEM8

BNC.14880 / COCA.8808

牛津词典

noun

• 陈词滥调；陈腐的套语
  a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting
  1. She trotted out the old cliché that ‘a trouble shared is a trouble halved.’
     她又重复了“与人说愁愁减半”的陈词滥调。
• 使用陈词滥调
  the use of clichés in writing or speaking

英英释义

noun

• a trite or obvious remark
  Synonym:platitudebanalitycommonplacebromide

双语例句

• The old cliche states," It's not what you say, but how you say it. "True, but let's add to that. It's also what you say BEFORE you say it!
  陈词滥调这样说：关键不是你说了什么，而是你是如何表述的。这是正确的，不过，我要加上一点。在你说之前，你要说的话也很关键！
• To apply the cliche, this is a first world problem if there ever was one.
  套用一句陈词滥调，如果这真是个什么问题的话，那也是发达国家才有的问题。
• Avoid slang, cliche and informal words.
  防止俗语、陈腔谰言和非正式用字。
• 'A passport to a brighter future': it sounds like a worn-out advertising slogan, but for once the cliche has substance.
  “通往更加光明的未来的通行证”，这话听起来像句老掉牙的广告词，但这次这句套话却言之有物。
• So let me throw that other cliche out at you.
  那么我给你另一句老话。
• To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
  说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
• That's an old cliche, but it's true.
  这是一个老口号，但它是真实的。
• Bobby: No, chocolates are so cliche! I have a killer idea this year!
  鲍比：没有，巧克力太老土了！今年我有一个杀手锏！
• I'd just become this cliche.
  我就变成这种陈腐的。
• Yeah, I know it'sa cliche, but hey, it works for us.
  是啊，我知道这是陈腔滥调，但嘿，它为我们的工程。