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    cut and dried

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌcut and ˈdried adjective  CERTAINLY/DEFINITELYa situation, decision, result etc that is cut and dried cannot now be changed 已成定局的；不可改变的 I don’t think the plan is as cut and dried as people think. 我并不认为这项计划像大家所想的那样已成定局，不能更改。
    ˌcut and ˈdried adjectiveChineseSyllable


    cut and dried
    ˌcut and ˈdried adjective
    a situation, decision, result etc that is cut and dried cannot now be changed:
        I don’t think the plan is as cut and dried as people think.


    cut and driedBrE /ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkʌt ən ˈdraɪd/ 🔊 adjective [not usually before noun] decided in a way that cannot be changed or argued about 已成定局；不容更改◆The inquiry is by no means cut and dried. 调查之事远未盖棺定论。🔊🔊