Hackneyed - перевод на Русский и значение в Английском

adjective

So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring.

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Songs with banal, repeated words

adjective

Too often used in the past and therefore not interesting

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He just sat there making banal remarks all evening.

adjective

Boring, ordinary, and not original

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He just sat there making banal remarks all evening., banal pop songs

adjective

Showing a lack of originality; based on frequently repeated phrases or opinions.

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He has a horror of clichéd images of african american life

adjective

Often said, used, or done, and therefore not original and not interesting

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He made some clichéd remark., it might sound clichéd, but knowing that you're doing something worth…

adjective

Occurring, found, or done often; prevalent.

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Salt and pepper are the two most common seasonings

noun

A piece of open land for public use.

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We spent the morning tramping over the common looking for flowers

adjective

Found frequently in many places or among many people

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Money worries are a common problem for people raising children., guilt and forgiveness are themes c…

adjective

Not unusual; ordinary.

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Unemployment was commonplace in his trade

noun

A usual or ordinary thing.

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Bombing has become almost a commonplace of public life there

adjective

Happening or seen frequently and so not considered special or unusual

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Public financing for sports stadiums has become commonplace.

adjective

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed.

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A conventional morality had dictated behaviour

adjective

Following the usual practices of the past

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We were raised in a conventional, middle-class family., it’s a conventional hot-water heater (= of …

adjective

Relating to accepted or traditional ways of doing something

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Conventional accounting/business practices/methods, it is estimated that over one-third of sub-prim…

verb

Cut with rough or heavy blows.

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Hack off the branches and let them fall to the ground

noun

A rough cut, blow, or stroke.

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He was sure one of us was going to take a hack at him

verb

Ride a horse for pleasure or exercise.

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The two riders hacked along the trail through the woods

adjective

Greyish white.

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Hoary cobwebs

adjective

Very old and familiar and therefore not interesting or funny

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He told a few hoary old jokes and nobody laughed.

adjective

(of a person) very old and with white or grey hair

adjective

With no special or distinctive features; normal.

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He sets out to depict ordinary people

noun

What is commonplace or standard.

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Their clichés were vested with enough emotion to elevate them above the ordinary

adjective

Not different, special, or unexpected in any way; usual

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His music was of the sort that ordinary americans could relate to., computers are now widely availa…

adjective

(of food) overcooked.

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He sat there chewing his overdone steak

verb

Do, use, or carry to excess; exaggerate.

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She rather overdoes the early cockney scenes

adjective

(esp. of meat) cooked too long

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The steak was dry and overdone.

adjective

Used too much.

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I generally try to avoid overused expressions in my reviews

verb

Use (something) too much.

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The word ‘hero’ is overused these days

verb

Past simple and past participle of overuse

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I tend to overuse certain favourite expressions., an over-used tendon can become swollen and painful.

adjective

(of a person) having to work beyond their capacity or strength.

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Overworked nurses do not have time to adequately prepare patients for discharge

verb

Cause (someone) to work beyond their capacity or strength.

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Employers should be aware that overworking their employees comes at a cost

adjective

Having to work too much

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An overworked civil servant, i'm overworked and underpaid., the article was full of overworked expr…

adjective

(of a remark or statement) used too often to be interesting or thoughtful; hackneyed.

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This may sound platitudinous

adjective

(of food) no longer fresh and pleasant to eat; hard, musty, or dry.

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Stale bread

verb

Make or become stale.

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She would cut up yesterday's leftover bread, staling now

verb

(of an animal, especially a horse) urinate.

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The horse staled while he was riding

adjective

Viewed or represented as a stereotype.

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The film is weakened by its stereotyped characters

verb

View or represent as a stereotype.

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The city is too easily stereotyped as an industrial wasteland

noun

The goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution.

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The store has a very low turnover of stock

adjective

(of a product or type of product) usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale.

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25 per cent off stock items

verb

Have or keep a supply of (a particular product or type or product) available for sale.

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Most supermarkets now stock a range of organic produce

adjective

(of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

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Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets

adjective

(of material) looking worn and thin from much use

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Her clothes were faded and threadbare.

adjective

In need of sleep or rest; weary.

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Fisher rubbed his tired eyes

verb

Feel or cause to feel in need of rest or sleep.

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Soon the ascent grew steeper and he began to tire

adjective

(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse.

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This point may now seem obvious and trite

adjective

Done or expressed too often to be of any interest

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Even good acting couldn’t make up for the trite story.

adjective

Offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging; bland.

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Tuneful but vapid musical comedies

adjective

Showing no intelligence or imagination

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A vapid reality tv show, he's attractive, but vapid.