used to say that something such as a piece of writing is not original, but includes parts of other people's work

用来形容某些东西(如一篇文章)不是原创的，而是包含了其他人作品的一部分;东拼西凑的

The revision was easy, just cut and paste.

这次修改很简单，东拼西凑就行。

The book purports to be a history but is just a cut-and-paste job of old essays and newspaper clippings

这本书号称要成为一本史书，但其实只不过是从旧文章和报纸冻品洗菜来的而已。