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. Times, Sunday Times Many parents are using the time-honoured method of financial incentives. Times, Sunday Times Remarkably, navigation to the target was done by time-honoured methods. Times, Sunday Times 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. Times, Sunday Times Or rather, in time-honoured tradition, a series of well-placed friends are jostling to do it for her. Times, Sunday Times 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Downturns are the time-honoured way of correcting excesses. Times, Sunday Times 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. Times, Sunday Times 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. Times, Sunday Times 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. Times,Sunday Times |
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