Definition
套用 means to adopt or copy a preset formula, template, or expression without adapting it to the specific situation. It often carries a negative connotation of being mechanical or unoriginal – you can 套用公式 (apply a formula mechanically), 套用模板 (use a template blindly), or 套用别人的话 (parrot someone else's words).
v.
to apply mechanicallyto copy without adaptation (a formula, template, phrasing)
Examples
- 套用。Xiě zuòwén shí búyào zhíjiē tào yòng biérén de jùzi.Don't just parrot other people's sentences when writing essays.
- 套用，。Zhège fāng'àn bù néng tào yòng qùnián de múbǎn, xūyào chóngxīn shèjì.This plan can't mechanically apply last year's template; it needs to be redesigned.
- 套用，。Tā zhǐ huì tào yòng gùdìng gōngshì, yù dào xīn wèntí jiù bú huì le.He can only slavishly apply fixed formulas; when he encounters new problems he's lost.
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