单词cut and dried
adj.: 已成定局；不容更改
网络: 老生常谈；枯燥无味；早已决定的
已成定局；不容更改:
decided in a way that cannot be changed or argued about
Yet the matter is not as cut and dried as it seems, mostly because of the sheer size of the funds.
不过，这件事并不像看上去的那样板上钉钉，主要原因在于这些基金的绝对规模。
The visitor got up to make his little speech"which, although it was supposed to be impromptu, was clearly cut and dried.
客人站起来作简短演讲，大家以为他是即兴讲话，但显然是老生常谈的事。
But Egyptian journalists say the restrictions are not as cut-and-dried as they might seem to outsiders.
但埃及记者说禁令并非如外界所见那么严格。
Notonly was the idea of an invasion increasingly popular, but on the merits I didn"t consider the case against war to be cut-and-dried.
不仅是因为入侵的念头越来越受欢迎，还因为，就事论事，我并不认为反战的理由十分充分。
This is one of those cases that are less cut and dried, and other schemes might be as suitable as mine.
这是一种不那么固定的情形，其他的方案可能同样合适。
In the ER, things were cut and dried, he said; there was noquestion of what to do next.
他说，在急救室，一切都是按部就班的，下一步要干什么不是问题。
The result of the election is now cut and dried.
选举结果已成定局。
I"m tired of your cut-and-dried opinions. Who do you think you are!
我烦死了你那些陈词滥调，你以为你是谁呀？
Those who like their categories cut and dried may wonder whether viruses are alive or not.
那些习惯于传统分类学的人可能想知道病毒是活的还是死的。
Whatever their inspiration, fantasies are deeply personal and aren"t always as cut and dried as they may see.
无论无何，他们的灵感和性幻想都是极其私密的，不会像他们看切割或烘干那样直观。