retread
英 [ˌriːˈtred]
美 [ˌriːˈtred]
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。
- 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."
- 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。