threadbare

GRE

英[?θredbe?(r)]
美[?θredber]

基本釋義

adj.
(衣服等)穿舊的; (衣料等)磨得很薄的; 陳舊的; 老一套的

實(shí)用例句

a threadbare carpet

磨薄了的地毯

牛津詞典

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。

...the government's threadbare domestic policies.

政府陳腐的國內(nèi)政策

Life in peacetime Britain was grey threadbare dreary and hopeless.

和平時期英國的生活是灰色、乏味、沉悶并且無望的.

期刊摘選

Standing on the threadbare carpet runner in hall, my father blinks.

我爸爸站在通道里破舊的地毯上,眨著眼.

期刊摘選

Such threadbare coats and trousers never were seen in Rag Fair.

這樣破破爛爛的衣服就是連在舊衣市場也看不到.

期刊摘選

He wore his coat threadbare.

他把外套都穿破了.

辭典例句

Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.

驕傲可能會潛藏在穿舊的斗篷下.

期刊摘選

The deposit remains uniform State to prevent imprinted threadbare.

使不朱層保留平均狀況,制止痕跡發(fā)虛、不藏底.

期刊摘選

Pride may lurk a threadbare cloak.

驕傲可能披著老一套的外套出現(xiàn).

期刊摘選

The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

地毯已磨得相當(dāng)破舊了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Pride may lurk under threadbare cloak.

驕傲可能會躲藏在穿舊的斗篷下.

期刊摘選

He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.

他對這個問題一再發(fā)言已使它成為陳詞濫調(diào).

期刊摘選

The Defense Department generally defended its existing programs, though the rationale for them was growing threadbare.

一般來說,國防部總是為自己的現(xiàn)有計劃辯護(hù), 盡管這些計劃的論據(jù)已日益陳腐.

辭典例句

Many remained until their clothing became threadbare but had no jewels to sew in the seams.

很多人留在中國直到衣衫襤褸,但還是沒有任何珠寶可以藏在衣縫里.

期刊摘選

China's record as a citizen of the world is threadbare.

中國作為世界一員的歷史極度乏善可陳.

期刊摘選

The Defence Department generally defended its existing programs, though the rationale for them was growing threadbare.

一般來說,國防部總是為它自己的計劃辯護(hù), 盡管這些計劃的論據(jù)已日益顯得陳腐.

辭典例句

Pride may lurk under a threadbare not cloak.

驕傲估計披著老一套的外衣呈現(xiàn).

期刊摘選

Suddenly he felt something inside the lining of the threadbare jacket.

突然,他在破舊的外套夾層里感覺到了什么東西.

期刊摘選

Talk about getting something had become even too threadbare and ridiculous for him.

關(guān)于要找事做的那套話,連他自己都覺得乏味可笑.

英漢文學(xué) - 嘉莉妹妹

The coat is worn threadbare.

這件外衣已經(jīng)穿舊了.

《簡明英漢詞典》

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。

柯林斯例句

英英釋義

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"

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