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"wheel out" in Chinese (Traditional)

推出(實際推出)- 老調重彈(比喻反覆使用)

Definition

把帶輪子的東西推出去(字面意思)。也指再次使用同樣的藉口、理由或觀點,特別是已經用爛時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式。多用於比喻,批評別人老是重複理由、藉口或帶出同一個「招數」或「專家」。直譯用法較少見。常搭配「老藉口」、「同樣的說法」。

Examples

They will wheel out the old TV from the storage room.

他們會把倉庫裡的舊電視**推出**來。

Every year, the school wheels out its best students for the ceremony.

每年,學校都會**推出**最優秀的學生參加儀式。

He always wheels out the same excuse when he's late.

他每次遲到都老是**搬出**同樣的藉口。

Whenever there's a problem, she wheels out her favorite expert for advice.

每當有問題時,她總會**請出**自己最信任的專家來提供建議。

The manager wheeled out the same tired speech from last year.

經理又**照搬**去年的那段陳詞濫調的發言。

Don't just wheel out that old argument again—try something new.

別再**搬出**那個老論點了,試試新方法吧。