trot out
英 [trɒt aʊt]
美 [trɑːt aʊt]
反复提出,反复说(陈旧的观点或过时的信息)
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB 反复提出,反复说(陈旧的观点或过时的信息)
If you say that a persontrots outold ideas or information, you are criticizing him or her for repeating them in a way that is not new or interesting.- Was it really necessary to trot out the same old stereotypes about Ireland?
真的有必要反复提关于爱尔兰的那套老看法吗?
- Was it really necessary to trot out the same old stereotypes about Ireland?
英英释义
verb
- bring out and show for inspection and admiration
- His novel trots out a rich heiress
- always able to trot out some new excuse
双语例句
- Anyone who has worked at a large company knows that platforming and standardization are two tools that executives love to trot out; anything less reeks of inefficiency.
任何曾在大公司任职的人都知道,平台化和标准化是高管们最爱用的两个法宝;其它解决方案都有低效之嫌。 - I'll just trot out for a breath of air.
我要到外面去走走换换空气。 - You trot out that argument whenever I try to discuss this matter with you.
每当我试图和你讨论这件事时,你动辄便提出那个论据。 - And trot out some big ideas.
提出几个宏伟的想法来。 - Supporters of various renewable energy technologies can trot out impressive-sounding statistics: so many megawatts from planned wind or solar installations or that the sunlight falling on the Sahara has enough energy to power Europe.
各类可再生能源技术的支持者可以列出种种让人印象深刻的统计数字:拟建的风能或太阳能发电站能产生多少电力,或者撒哈拉的日照就完全可以满足欧洲的能源需求。 - They could be guaranteed to trot out the party line on all issues.
可以保证他们会就各种问题提出党的路线。 - At last she saw Prissy coming down the street at a quick trot and she leaned out of the window.
终于她看见百里茜沿大街匆匆走过来,于是把半个身子探出窗外。 - Sarah is very keen on athletics and can trot out the names of all the leading runners and their record times.
萨拉非常爱好体育运动,能说出所有最主要的赛跑者的姓名和他们的最佳成绩。 - Chinese officials merely repeated the stock phrases they trot out whenever trouble occurs on the peninsula, about the need for restraint from both sides.
中国官员只不过是在重复那些需要双边遏制的陈词滥调而已&无论什么时候该半岛发生麻烦,它都会拿这些话出来炫耀。 - ( They frequently trot out these beings for thought experiments and call them philosophical zombies.) But for those under anesthesia and the knife, such sophistry offers little solace.
(他们经常在这些人面前炫耀所谓的思想实验,并称他们为哲学僵尸。)只是对于那些身在麻醉和手术刀下的患者而言,这样的诡辩起不到什么宽慰效果。