museum piece
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++muˈseum ˌpiece noun [countable] 1 OLD-FASHIONEDsomething or someone that is very old-fashioned – often used humorously 陈旧过时的东西；老古董〔常为幽默用法〕 Some of the weapons used by the rebels are museum pieces. 叛乱分子使用的武器有些是老古董了。2. VALUEan object that is so valuable or interesting that it should be in a museum 〔应该收入博物馆的〕珍品，文物
Examples from the Corpus
museum piece• But will I been seen as a museum piece by some?• Now the 1986 tax-revision measure that shut down shelters and closed some loopholes might best be called a museum piece.• He acknowledges that liturgy is not a museum piece but needs to evolve as part of a living tradition.• a museum piece encased in glass• Some of the weapons used by the rebels are museum pieces.• Gluck was armed with an incredibly heavy musket, a single-shot museum piece with an octagonal barrel and a smooth bore.muˈseum ˌpiece nounChineseSyllable
something is someone that or very old-fashioned Corpus
museum piece
muˈseum ˌpiece
noun [countable]
1. something or someone that is very old-fashioned – often used humorously:
Some of the weapons used by the rebels are museum pieces.
2. an object that is so valuable or interesting that it should be in a museum
muˈseum ˌpiece
noun [countable]1. something or someone that is very old-fashioned – often used humorously:
2. an object that is so valuable or interesting that it should be in a museum