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单词 retread
释义
retread
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriːˈtred/us
/ˌriːˈtred/
(UKalsoremould)

retreadverb[T](TYRE)

to put a newrubbersurfaceon theouterpartof aworntyre:
翻新（轮胎）
Yourtyresneed retreading.你的轮胎需要翻新了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Covering and adding layers
  • additive
  • asphalt
  • bestrew
  • blanket
  • blindfold
  • gilt
  • gum
  • gumsomethingup
  • inlaid
  • lag
  • laminate
  • layer
  • render
  • retile
  • seasoned
  • slapsomethingon
  • smothersomethingin/withsomething
  • studded
  • tent
  • wax
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retreadverb[T](REPEAT)

to do something that has been done before, withoutaddingany newideas:
Clearly they haverunout ofideasand are retreadingoldground.
Thefilmretreadsfamiliarhorrorandmelodramaterritory.
There'smoneyto be made in retreadingcinematicstepsand somestudiosexploitthis.
towalkwhere someoneelsepreviouslywalked:
Heventuresinto thePolishcountrysideto retread thefinalstepsof hisfamily.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Repeating an action
  • be at it againidiom
  • be/sound like a broken recordidiom
  • binge-watch
  • bingeable
  • blitz
  • cycle
  • drill
  • go through
  • Groundhog Day
  • here
  • here we go (again)idiom
  • iterative
  • rep
  • replicable
  • reprise
  • reproduce
  • reproducible
  • reread
  • rerun
  • rewrite
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Saying again
Walking and walkers
retread
noun[C]
uk
/ˈriː.tred/us
/ˈriː.tred/

retreadnoun[C](TYRE)

(UKalsoremould)
atyrethat has had a newrubbersurfaceput onitsoutersurface:
Are those newtyresor retreads?
More examples
  • Newtyresgo on thefrontand retreads go on the back.
  • It is a low-qualitycompoundused inproductslikefloormatsortruckretreads.
  • Thedealwill give thecompanyentryto the retreadmarket.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
The exterior of vehicles
  • a fifth/third wheelidiom
  • bonnet
  • bull bar
  • cab
  • cartwheel
  • coachwork
  • finny
  • fog light
  • full beam
  • hazard light
  • headlight
  • high beams
  • hubcap
  • mudflap
  • side mirror
  • sidelight
  • sunroof
  • tire
  • tread
  • wing
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retreadnoun[C](BOOK, FILM, etc.)

mainlyUS
abook,film, show, etc. that usesideasthat have been used before:
This is noJaneAusten retread.
Technically, the show is a retread of the last one.
More examples
  • Thestageversionis not just a retread of themovie.
  • Criticscomplainthat thescriptsare retreads ofold70'ssitcoms.
  • Hollywoodtriedtoconvincepeoplethat thelatestversionsof "Spider-Man" and "Shrek" were not just retreads.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Repeating an action
  • be at it againidiom
  • be/sound like a broken recordidiom
  • binge-watch
  • bingeable
  • blitz
  • cycle
  • drill
  • go through
  • Groundhog Day
  • here
  • here we go (again)idiom
  • iterative
  • rep
  • replicable
  • reprise
  • reproduce
  • reproducible
  • reread
  • rerun
  • rewrite
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(Definition ofretreadfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
retread
verb[T]
uk
/ˌriːˈtred/us
/ˌriːˈtred/
(UKalsoremould)
to put a newrubbersurfaceon theouterpartof aworntyre
翻新（轮胎）
Yourtyresneed retreading.你的轮胎需要翻新了。

retread| American Dictionary

retread
noun[C]
us
/ˈriˌtred/
aworntirethat has had a newrubbersurfacejoinedtoitsouterpart
(Definition ofretreadfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofretread

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The tyres, which were mostly synthetic retreads, and the tubes, were old stock for which no further use could be foreseen.
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I do not need toretreadthe essentials of a settlement.
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I am in an awkward position because mine is not a maiden speech, nor is it aretreadspeech.
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There are 88 plants licensed for retreading work, of which n belong to concerns which also manufacture new tyres.
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I do not intend today to retrace orretreadthat ground.
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It was not aretread; it was in good condition.
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I shall notretreadall the arguments today.
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Aretreadclearly is only as good as its casing.
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A properretreadspeech is when one moves to another constituency.
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I do not wish toretreadold ground but it is worth restating that position.
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It did not see it as a life-support system for rejects and retreads who could not get elected first past the post.
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It was aretreadof tired, worn-out old tubes.
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He was pursuing a point, made quite erroneously, that the tyre was aretread.
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Are all tyres inspected and are coaches which travel abroad allowed to have retreads?
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It is capable of supporting continued debate without retreading old ground.
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