threadbare
英 ['θredbe?]
美['θr?db?r]
- adj. 磨破的；衣衫襤褸的；乏味的；俗套的
TEM8GRE暢通詞匯
中文詞源
threadbare 陳舊的，陳腐的
thread,線，bare,裸露的。引申詞義陳舊的，陳腐的。
英文詞源
- threadbare (adj.)
- late 14c., from thread (n.) + bare. The notion is of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads.
雙語例句
- 1. The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.
- 這件家具很破舊，顯然他是白撿來的了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
- 地毯已磨得相當(dāng)破舊了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The coat is worn threadbare.
- 這件外衣已經(jīng)穿舊了.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
- 她盤腿坐在一塊破舊的方形地毯上。
來自辭典例句
- 5. He wore his coat threadbare.
- 他把外套都穿破了.
來自辭典例句