rehash

rehash
verb
  1. [with obj.]put (old ideas or material) into a new form without significant change or improvement
    缺乏创意地改写(或改编);缺乏新意地老调重弹
    he endlessly rehashes songs from his American era.
    他不断了无新意地改编自己美国年代的歌曲。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)consider or discuss (something) at length after it has happened
    (主北美)事后反复回想,事后反复议论
    is it really necessary to rehash that trauma all over again?.
    真的有必要老是重提那旧创伤吗?。
noun
  1. a reuse of old ideas or material without significant change or improvement
    (对旧想法、材料)重复使用
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