| 单词 | outworn |
| 释义 | outworn adjective uk/ˌaʊtˈwɔːn/us/ˌaʊtˈwɔːrn/(especiallyof anideaor phrase)old-fashionedand used too often in the past, so nolongerusefulorimportant （尤指观念或词语）过时的，不再有用（或重要）的Old or old-fashioned
Examplesofoutwornoutworn We see world consciousness forcing its way throughoutworninstitutions. From theCambridge English Corpus Culture, tradition, andoutworncustoms have relegated her to a dark corner, and therefore her life in the city gives her visibility and a breathing space. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no place today for unthinking adherence tooutwornshibboleths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What grounds are there, therefore, for advancing suchoutworncontentions in the case of feeding children? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is anoutwornrelic of a bygone age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We feel therefore that this disability should be sent to that limbo where alloutwornpolitical struggles and religious tensions should be consigned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 41 repeals certainoutwornprohibitions in the election law which date back to the time when expenditure was profuse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even his peroration is a bit stale andoutworn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In our new thinking we must make sure that there is no room for complacency andoutwornideas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For him and his political friends it is anoutwornbourgeois creed of the nineteenth century. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 To hang on tooutwornmethods simply because one has grown accustomed to them would be equally ridiculous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I greet with pleasure any abatement of taxation, and the disappearance of this historic tax, which is nowoutworn, is much to be welcomed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Anoutwornhouse is no different, in essence, from any otheroutwornarticle which may become a source of danger to its owners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the good of£9 when the cost of replacing anoutwornuniform is over£30? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that that was anoutworntheory, and that it had been found impossible to operate. 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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