Corny
[ 'kɔ:ni ]
出国 Abroad
adj. <非正>平淡的，过时的，陈旧的;
📝 例句
Mawkishly sentimental;corny.
自作多情的；陈词滥调的
The comedian failed to entertain us, with his corny jokes and awful singing.
这个喜剧演员由于他的众所周知的笑话和极差的演唱，并不使我们发笑。
The idioms sound corny
这些成语听起来俗不可耐。
stale; outworn; corny; hackneyed
陈腐
The boss gets too corny when he talks to the workers.
老板每次跟员工说话都是陈腔滥调。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ corner-角,corny-乡巴佬的:整天呆在小角落里的人没有见过世面→乡巴佬的
※ corny-平淡无奇的,crony-密友、亲密的伙伴:君子之交淡如水,君子之交,正因为平淡如水,双方之间的友谊少有世俗的负担,所以才能够保持长久
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
corny
adj
(-ier, -iest) (infml derog 口, 贬)
(a) too often heard or repeated; hackneyed 老生常谈的; 陈腐的
a corny joke 老掉牙的笑话.
(b) banal; sentimental 平庸乏味的; 多愁善感的
a corny song 伤感的歌曲.
🔁 扩展释义
*['kɒ:ni]a. 谷类的, 乡巴佬似的, 粗野的【建】 角制的, 角(质)的
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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Yes, but it would mean that we'd have to move to L.A.
是的。但这意味着我们必须搬到Los Angeles。
A brave retreat is a brave exploit.
勇退即勇绩。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。