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

• That's an old cliche, but it's true.
  这是一个老口号，但它是真实的。
• So what on earth are Mr Spiegel and Mr Murphy doing with a book that has become a management cliche?
  那么究竟什么老生常谈的书，是斯皮尔格先生和墨菲先生共有的已经成为了管理的陈词滥调？
• You should always try to avoid the use of cliche.
  你应该尽量避免使用陈词滥调。
• His scrpit on that show which can be in one word to be summarized: cliche!
  他在这场表演中的台词可以用一个字来形容：陈词滥调。
• 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！
• So let me throw that other cliche out at you.
  那么我给你另一句老话。
• It sounds like a cliche, but that's the real necessity.
  这听起来像一句老生常谈，但它却是真正的必要条件。
• To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
  说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
• 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。
• 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。