| 单词 | museum piece |
| 释义 | museum piece noun[C] humorousuk/mjuːˈziː.əm ˌpiːs/us/mjuːˈziː.əm ˌpiːs/something that is veryold-fashionedand should nolongerbe used: 过时的东西，老古董Thatoldcaris amuseumpiece- you should get a new one.那辆旧车是老古董了——你该买辆新的。 Old or old-fashioned
Examplesofmuseum piecemuseum piece But it is hard to keep people in a museum, hard for people to keep themselves in a museum; indeed it is unethical to make people amuseumpiece. From theCambridge English Corpus Our constitution is not amuseumpiece, but a living thing that has been changing, evolving and constantly renewing itself down the centuries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If the line is to be preserved, it must not be preserved as amuseumpiece, but as part of an economic transport system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At one time anyone who wore such an aid was almost amuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It was felt to be ridiculous that we should stop an exhibition or amuseumpiecesent to our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Nor should our welfare system be preserved like amuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not worth preserving as amuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not like this idea of our countryside as amuseumpiecewhich has to be preserved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot be preserved in aspic, merely as amuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is too expensive to be amuseumpiece, and the men and women who serve in it would not want it to be one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It could be used as amuseumpiecein itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is almost amuseumpiecein itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is over-encrusted with ancient pageantry and is becoming a sort ofmuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Our society is not set in aspic, preserved like amuseumpiece. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But that does not alter the fact that here we have a kind ofmuseumpiece—a remnant of feudalism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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