cut and dried

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd]
• 美式音标 [ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• 固定的；已成定局的；老生常谈

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英汉例句

双语例句

• That'll sound all cut and dried and possibly spoil the atmosphere of the wedding.
  那会听起来老生常谈，还可能会影响婚礼的气氛。
• With Red Hat 8, the choices are cut and dried: non-journaling (ext2) and journaling (ext3).
  对 Red Hat 8 来说选项是固定的：无日志记录的（ext2）和有日志记录的（ext3）。
• His relations with his clients were also cut and dried, very little personal feeling could in the nature of things come in to them.
  他与顾客的关系是事务性的，理所当然不可能跟他们之间有多少个人感情。

权威例句

• Those who like their categories cut and dried may wonder whether viruses are alive or not.
  ECONOMIST: A new, giant virus is confounding old certainties
• Though I follow a systematic approach, the rules are not cut and dried.
  FORBES: Mastering the Basics of Stop Placement
• For the rest of us, things are not that cut and dried and so traditional career planning is of little practical help.
  FORBES: Why You Don't Want A Career Plan (And What To Do Instead)

词组短语

短语

• cut t and dried 顺手做的
• cut and dried clich 老生常谈陈词滥调;须生常谈
• cut and dried speech 老生常谈的演讲
• cut and dried strategy 呆板的战术
• cut -and-dried speech 老生常谈的演讲

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• already decided and unlikely to be changed