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timeworn

🇬🇧 UK/'taimwɒ:n/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

adj.

Worn or deteriorated through long use; overused and no longer fresh or interesting.

陈旧的，老朽的；陈腐的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
timewornother
=timeworn

Common Collocations

  • 1.timeworn excuse陈腐的借口
  • 2.timeworn phrase老套的说法
  • 3.[timeworn tradition][陈旧的传统]
  • 4.timeworn cliché老生常谈

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The politician relied on timeworn excuses that no one believed anymore.

  • 2.

    Visitors admired the timeworn stone walls of the ancient castle.

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