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threadbare

英['θredbeə(r)] 美['θredber]
  • adj. 磨破的;陈腐的
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详细释义

    adj. (形容词)
    1. 穿旧的,破烂的, 破旧的
    2. 乏味的,无趣的
    3. 陈腐的, 陈旧的, 老一套的,俗套的
    4. 衣衫褴褛的,穿破旧衣服的
    5. 磨破的,磨得很薄的
    6. 穿到露线的,毛绒已磨掉而露线的

英英释义

Adjective:
  1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;

    "bromidic sermons"
    "his remarks were trite and commonplace"
    "hackneyed phrases"
    "a stock answer"
    "repeating threadbare jokes"
    "parroting some timeworn axiom"
    "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"

  2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;

    "threadbare rugs"

双语例句

1. The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.
这件家具很破旧,显然他是白捡来的了。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
地毯已磨得相当破旧了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. The coat is worn threadbare.
这件外衣已经穿旧了.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
她盘腿坐在一块破旧的方形地毯上。

来自辞典例句

5. He wore his coat threadbare.
他把外套都穿破了.

来自辞典例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
      地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
    2. He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.
      他对这个问题一再发言已使它成为陈词滥调。

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