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

• Some people say that songs about love and romance have become cliche, but they still make me cry.
  有些人说爱情和浪漫歌曲变得老土了，不过它们让我哭泣。
• The articles in this newspaper are full of cliche.
  这张报纸里的文章充满陈词滥调。
• 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。
• VERY cliche Im aware, but all good cliches are rooted in a truth.
  我知道，这是陈词滥调了，但那些好的陈词滥调往往蕴含着真理。
• 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！
• It's a cliche, but I'm living proof dreams do come true.
  这是陈词滥调了，但是我是梦想成真的活生生的例子。
• So let me throw that other cliche out at you.
  那么我给你另一句老话。
• Example: ■ I know it's a bit of a cliche, but she means everything to me.
  我这话听起来不免像老套子，不过对我来说，她的确意味着一切。
• '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。