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cliché

noun
🔊/ˈkliːʃeɪ/
🔊/kliːˈʃeɪ/
(also cliche)
(disapproving)
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  1. [countable] a phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting陈词滥调；陈腐的套语
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • a cliché-ridden style充满陈词滥调的风格
    • It has become a cliché to say that Prague is the most beautiful city in Europe.人们常说布拉格是欧洲最美丽的城市。
    • tired clichés like ‘the information revolution’诸如“信息革命”之类的陈词滥调。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • old
    • tired
    • usual
    • …
    verb + cliché
    • spout
    • use
    • avoid
    • …
    preposition
    • cliché about
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  2. [uncountable] the use of clichés in writing or speaking使用陈词滥调
    • The article collapses under the sheer weight of cliché.该文章在陈词滥调的压倒下倒塌了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • old
    • tired
    • usual
    • …
    verb + cliché
    • spout
    • use
    • avoid
    • …
    preposition
    • cliché about
    See full entry