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

• Avoid slang, cliche and informal words.
  防止俗语、陈腔谰言和非正式用字。
• But, to use another cliche, life is not a rehearsal-there is no replay button.
  但是，用一个我们常挂在嘴边所说的，生命没有预演&它没有重放按钮。
• 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。
• And I'm happy to say, I was partly responsible for that cliche that machines are becoming biological, but that's pretty evident.
  而我很高兴地说，我要为那个陈腔滥调负部分责任：机器生物化了，那很明显。
• To use a well-worn cliche, it is packed with information.
  说得老套一点，其内容翔实。
• '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。
• It sounds cliche, but this is a biggie.
  听起来是陈词滥调，但是这是一个大问题。
• 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！
• The articles in this newspaper are full of cliche.
  这张报纸里的文章充满陈词滥调。
• 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！