cut-and-dried /ˌkʌtn̩ˈdraɪd/ adjective also US cut-and-dry /ˌkʌtn̩ˈdraɪ/ also US cut-and-dry /ˌkʌtn̩ˈdraɪ/ Learner's definition of CUT-AND-DRIED
[more cut-and-dried; most cut-and-dried]
: having a clear and definite quality that does not allow doubt or that cannot be changed已成定局的;已有定论的;不容更改的 -
The situation wasn't as cut-and-dried as we had thought.情况并非我们想的那样已成定局。
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a cut-and-dried example清晰明确的例证
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a cut-and-dried decision不容更改的决定