retreads

retreads

美 [ˌriˈtred] 　英 [ˌriːˈtred]

• n.热补过的轮胎；〈美俚〉再服兵役者
• v.【汽】翻新修补
• 网络走老路

词形变化

第三人称单数：retreads  现在分词：retreading  过去式：retreaded  

英汉解释

v.	1. 【汽】翻新修补,热补(轮胎)
n.	1. 热补过的轮胎 2. 〈美俚〉再服兵役者

英英解释

v.	1. to replace the outer layer of rubber of a tire
n.	1. an old tire with a new outer layer of rubber

例句

I brought in two, sometimes it sounds like it's an army of Bush administration retreads.

于是，我带来了两个人，这听起来有点像布什政府智囊团的翻版。

Two intimates hardly constitute "an army of Bush administration retreads" , as Mr Wolfowitz points out.

正如沃氏所言，两个密友不可能组成“一个翻版的布什政府的军队”。

At the library he finds a few other "medical retreads " still reading books and using ancient machines like laptops.

在这里他找到了一些其他的“医学再生者”，他们依旧阅读书籍并运用笔记本电脑这样的古老机器。

The Republican leader in the Senate, Mitch McConnell, dismissed Obama's jobs plans as retreads.

共和党参议院领袖MitchellMcConnell将Obama的就业计划斥为倒退。

Old stories fit with retreads.

古老的故事，适合翻新。