老调 meaning in English
hackneyed theme; platitude
Examples
- I was irritated to hear her sing the same song .
我听见她唱老调就很生气。 - This was an old song and rudolph ignored it .
又在弹那个老调了。鲁道夫不予理睬。 - They are dishing up the usual arguments in a new form .
他们将老调子改头换面，又端出来了。 - Henry is spieling about the same old story - his innovation in techniques .
亨利在夸夸其谈地唱老调--大谈他对工艺上的革新。 - The general was showing him that he wasn't superior to the platitude either .
将军的本意也正是要叫他明白，他也一样跳不出这些老调的圈圈。