threadbare

英 [ˈθred.beər]      美 [ˈθred.ber]
  • adj. 磨破的;衣衫褴褛的;乏味的;俗套的
星级词汇:
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threadbare 陈旧的,陈腐的

thread,线,bare,裸露的。引申词义陈旧的,陈腐的。

threadbare (adj.)
late 14c., from thread (n.) + bare. The notion is of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads.
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。
2. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
地毯已磨得相当破旧了.
3. The coat is worn threadbare.
这件外衣已经穿旧了.
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。
5. He wore his coat threadbare.
他把外套都穿破了.

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