| 词汇 | corny |
| 释义 | corny adjective informaluk /ˈkɔː.ni/ us /ˈkɔːr.ni/ (especially of jokes, films, stories, etc.) showing no new ideas or too often repeated, and therefore not funny or interesting: （尤指笑话、电影、故事等）陈腐的，老套的;平淡的，乏味的 corny jokes老掉牙的笑话 I couldn't watch the whole movie - it was just too corny.我无法看完整部电影——简直太老套了。 Tedious and uninspiring (as) dull as ditchwateridiom anonymous banal banally basic marmoreal meh menial menially middle-aged staidly stale staleness stodgily stodgy watch paint dryidiom watch the clockidiom wearisome wearisomely weary corny | American Dictionarycorny adjective infmlus/ˈkɔr·ni/ emotional and obvious from having been used too often: It sounds corny, but when I get to the beach I feel like a kid again. Examples of cornycorny A more intentional (rather than implicit) discussion of the issue throughout the text might have been helpful, especially given the book's clever (if corny) title. It may be corny to say that, but it does not stop being true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that it is a corny phrase, but that would give us a level playing field. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am quite aware of that argument; it is a corny one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know that it is a corny phrase, but it is the people's palace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The idea is still held by the public that that is rather a "corny" department. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This may be a corny point, but it is very true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a sort of corny materialism about it, which is inescapable, but one must see it in context. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You know, there is an old and corny saying that managers are born and not made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of the arguments in favour of earned income relief have become very corny in the fifty years or so since it was first granted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps the appropriate expression, if it is not too corny, is that he is displaying a fine generosity of spirit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To borrow a corny analogy, he is using a rate of interest putter but in the context of having previously used a fiscal policy driver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will he try at least to give a positive answer instead of the same old corny comments on clinical services that he has given up to now? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a disgraceful and corny picture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is becoming a bit corny. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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