"warmed over" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 翻热的
• 老调重弹

Definition

指已经做过再次加热的食物，也可指某个观点、想法或内容不是新的，仅仅是重复利用的。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比喻用法批评观点、项目等缺乏新意（如'warmed over ideas'），用于食物时有时暗示质量下降。常见于非正式或批评语境。

Examples

I don't like warmed over pizza; it's never as good as fresh.

我不喜欢**翻热的**比萨饼，味道总是不如新鲜的。

His new book just feels like warmed over ideas from his last one.

他的新书感觉只是上一本书里的**老调重弹**。

We ate warmed over soup for lunch.

我们午饭吃了**翻热的**汤。

The movie was just a warmed over version of last year's hit.

这部电影只是去年的热门影片的**老调重弹**。

This proposal seems warmed over—haven't we seen all this before?

这个提案感觉很**老调重弹**——我们不是以前都见过了吗？

The meeting was just full of the same old warmed over complaints.

会议上全是一些**老调重弹**的老抱怨。