played-out [ˌpleɪd'aʊt] informal adjective ■tired and no longer having power or effectiveness 筋疲力尽的•I'm about played-out, Jack - it's time I retired.我几乎筋疲力尽了,杰克——我该退休了。 •figurative They won't get people to vote for those played-out old policies.人们是不会投票赞成那些过时的旧政策的。 |