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单词 time-honoured
释义
time-honoured
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A time-honoured tradition or way of doing something is one that has been used and respected for a very long time.
There is a time-honoured tradition of British actors moving to the US.
Synonyms: long-established, traditional, customary, old  
Collocations:
time-honoured method
The pros use wind tunnels these days, but amateurs still use the time-honoured method of strapping themselves to the roof of a car being driven at speed.
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Many parents are using the time-honoured method of financial incentives.
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Remarkably, navigation to the target was done by time-honoured methods.
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Unlike traditional breads made by patient, time-honoured methods that work on the protein in grains and render it digestible, these techno-loaves contain proteins that cause many people digestive difficulties.
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time-honoured tradition
Or rather, in time-honoured tradition, a series of well-placed friends are jostling to do it for her.
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It's a time-honoured tradition on the daytime soaps, which have always focused on the lives of the rich and richer.
Globe and Mail
Having taken two steps forward, in time-honoured tradition they have now taken another in the opposite direction.
The Sun
In time-honoured tradition, it's a chaotic run-up to the big day.
The Sun
It was felt that the time-honoured tradition of having a mascot should continue.
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time-honoured way
Downturns are the time-honoured way of correcting excesses.
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There were gulls out the back of the boat like a long white ribbon, squabbling energetically over the bread that was being cast upon the waters in the time-honoured way.
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Yet even after they were exposed for allowing the scandal to continue for months, authorities appeared to be reverting to the time-honoured way of dealing with crises by imposing censorship.
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If you do want to camp in the time-honoured way, you can pitch your tent in a walled garden close to the swimming pool.
The Sun
Around the world, citizens welcomed the new year in their time-honoured ways.
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