threadbare的意思

threadbare

英式音标['θrɛdbɛr]
美式英标['θredbeə]

基本解释

adj. 磨破的；衣衫褴褛的；乏味的；俗套的

中文词源

threadbare 陈旧的，陈腐的

thread,线，bare,裸露的。引申词义陈旧的，陈腐的。

英文词源

threadbare (adj.): late 14c., from thread (n.) + bare. The notion is of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads.

实用例句

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。

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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