Warmed over Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈwɔɹmd/ /ˈoʊvɝ

WORMD-OH-ver

UK

wˈɔːmd/ /ˈəʊvɐ

WAWMD-OH-vuh

释义

Describes food that has been heated again after being cooked, or an idea, story, or thing that is not new and just reused or repeated.

用法与细微差别

Often used metaphorically to criticize ideas, stories, or projects that lack originality, e.g., 'warmed over ideas'. In food, it's neutral but sometimes implies lower quality. Common in informal and critical speech.

• Spanish: recalentado - repetido
• Portuguese (BR): requentado - reaproveitado (figurado)
• Portuguese (PT): aquecido de novo - reciclado (figurado)
• Chinese (Simplified): 翻热的 - 老调重弹
• Chinese (Traditional): 加熱過的 - 老調重彈
• Hindi: फिर से गरम किया हुआ - पुराना विचार फिर से पेश किया गया
• Arabic: مُسَخَّن من جديد - فكرة متكررة
• Bengali: পুনরায় গরম করা - পুরোনো কিছুর পুনরাবৃত্তি
• Russian: разогретый - что-то повторяющееся
• Japanese: 温め直した - 使い古された
• Vietnamese: hâm lại - ý tưởng lặp lại
• Korean: 데운 - 진부한 (의견, 아이디어 등)
• Turkish: ısıtılmış - tekrar edilen (fikir, konu vs.)
• Urdu: دوبارہ گرم کیا ہوا - پرانی بات کو پھر دہرانا
• Indonesian: dipanaskan kembali - ide yang diulang kembali

例句

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

basic

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

basic

We ate warmed over soup for lunch.

basic

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

natural

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

natural

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

natural