单词 | well-worn |
释义 | well-wornWord family nounwellnesswellbeingwell-wisherwellingwellheadwellhousewellspringadjectivewell-advisedwell-appointedwell-balancedwell-behavedwell-bornwell-bredwell-builtwell-chosenwell-definedwell-deservedwell-developedwell-disposedwell-donewell-dressedwell-earnedwell-educatedwell-endowedwell-fedwell-foundedwell-groomedwell-groundedwell-heeledwell-hungwell-informedwell-intentionedwell-keptwell-knownwell-manneredwell-meaningwell-meantwell-oiledwell-readwell-roundedwell-spokenwell-thought-outwell-thumbedwell-timedwell-to-dowell-triedwell-troddenwell-turnedwell-wornwelladverbwell-nigh ˌwell-ˈworn adjectiveadj 1 CONDITION/STATE OF somethingworn or used for a long time 穿旧了的;使用很久的 a well-worn jacket 穿旧了的外衣 2 REPEATa well-worn expression, phrase etc has been repeated so often that it is no longer interesting or effective 〔说法、言辞等〕陈腐的 well-worn excuses 用滥了的借口 Examples from the Corpus well-worn• We were leafing through a well-worn copy of Sports Illustrated, and Mike was identifying his clients.• For instance, I already own a well-worn pair of Birkenstocks, which appears to be half the artistic battle.• a well-worn pair of slippers• The company is now just waiting for the world to beat a well-worn path to its door.• The friendship tunnel became a well-worn path - what with all the to-ing and fro-ing of furred and feathered visitors.• My well-worn schoolboy shoes were polished until they shone like glass.• To me, Manhattan was like a well-worn shoe, ugly but honest, forthright about its flaws and beauties.• The wood shelves contain well-worn volumes, some dating back to the 1920s. |
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