retread

noun

/ˈriːtred/

(disapproving) a book, film, song, etc. that contains ideas that have been used before（书籍、电影、歌曲等的）翻版
- It was just a retread of other recent movies with a dance theme.这只是最近其他以舞蹈为主题的电影的翻版。
a tyre made by putting a new rubber surface on an old tyre翻新的旧轮胎

verb

/ˌriːˈtred/

In sense 3, retreaded

/ˌriːˈtredɪd/

is used for the past tense and past participle.

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they retread	/ˌriːˈtred/ /ˌriːˈtred/
he / she / it retreads	/ˌriːˈtredz/ /ˌriːˈtredz/
past simple retrod	/ˌriːˈtrɒd/ /ˌriːˈtrɑːd/
past participle retrodden	/ˌriːˈtrɒdn/ /ˌriːˈtrɑːdn/
-ing form retreading	/ˌriːˈtredɪŋ/ /ˌriːˈtredɪŋ/

retread something to go back along a route that you have already travelled along翻新：沿着您已经走过的路线返回
- You'll often have to retread the same ground to find the exit.为了找到出口，你经常要翻遍同样的地方。
- You'll have to retread certain areas in the normal course of gameplay.在正常的游戏过程中，你必须翻新某些区域。
- (figurative) It feels like this discussion is just retreading old ground.感觉这个讨论只是在翻新老路。
retread something (disapproving) to make a new version of a book, film, song, etc., usually one that is not as interesting as the original（书籍、电影、歌曲等的）翻版
- The author retreads an old and familiar story.作者重述了一个古老而熟悉的故事。
retread something to put a new rubber surface on an old tyre翻新的旧轮胎