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stiff · inflexible · mechanical · stubborn · to cut blocks for printing

刻板
kè bǎn
k+è·4th toneb+ǎn·3rd tone
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It is a stereotype that police officers always eat doughnuts.
警察总吃甜甜圈是一种刻板印象。
This film attempts to break stereotypes and redefine what true masculinity is.
这部电影试图打破刻板印象，重新詮释何謂真正的男性特质。
The stage charisma of drag performers compels audiences to reconsider their own stereotypes.
反串秀者的舞台魅力使观众不禁重新审视自己的刻板印象。
Synonyms
Synonyms
outmoded · old-fashioned · inflexible古板gǔ bǎnlit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) · to wait idly for opportunities · to trust to chance rather than show initiative守株待兔shǒu zhū dài tùlit. to glue the tuning peg and play the zither (idiom) · fig. to be rigid and inflexible; to stick to old methods without adapting胶柱鼓瑟jiāo zhù gǔ sèfail to appreciate sb's kindness · not know how to appreciate favors不识抬举bù shí tái jǔlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances刻舟求剑kè zhōu qiú jiànto act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) · to follow a proven formula率由旧章shuài yóu jiù zhāng
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