trotsthout
—phrasal verbwithtrotverbuk/trɒt/us/trɑːt/-tt-
disapprovingtoprovideanexcuse,idea,opinion, orfact,especiallyone that has been used often before or one that issilly
动不动就提出，重复说（老一套的东西）
Youtrotout thatargumentwheneverItrytodiscussthis with you.每次我想与你讨论这件事的时候，你总是重复那一套说辞。
Whenever Iaskhim why hisworkis late, he justtrotsout the sameoldexcuses.每当我问他为什么迟交作业时，他总是用同样的借口解释。