retread

英 [riː'tred] 美 ['ritrɛd]
  • vt. 翻新修补;再踏上
  • n. 翻新的轮胎

中文词源


retread 翻新,翻版

re-,再,重新,tread,踩踏,鞋面,轮胎胎面。引申词义翻新,翻版。

英文词源


retread (v.)
"to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" (see re-) + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier."

双语例句


1. His last book, "Needful Things", was a retread of tired material.
他的上一本书《必需品》尽在重复些老掉牙的内容。

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