"corny" in Chinese (Simplified)
老套的俗气的
Definition
形容某些(比如笑话、短语、电影、举动等)因太老派、感伤或过于常见而显得傻气或土气。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
非正式,常带轻微贬义。常用于“corny joke”、“corny movie”等表达。表示某事物想要催人泪下或逗趣,但让人觉得做作或过时。
Examples
That movie was so corny I couldn't stop laughing.
那部电影太**老套**了,我笑个不停。
He told a corny joke at the party.
他在派对上讲了个**老套**的笑话。
The speech sounded too corny for me.
这场演讲对我来说太**俗气**了。
I know it's corny, but I love watching old romantic movies.
我知道这很**老套**,但我喜欢看老式的爱情片。
That message on the card was so corny, but it made her smile.
卡片上的留言很**俗气**,但让她笑了。
No one laughed at his corny pickup line.
没有人对他的**老套**搭讪词笑。