[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]破旧的;破败的;破烂的Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition.
His clothes were old and shabby...
他的衣服又旧又破。
He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
他从她身边经过,走进了一个狭小简陋的房间。
...one of the shabbiest and poorest areas of London.
伦敦最贫穷、最肮脏的地区之一
shabbily
...a shabbily dressed young man.
衣衫褴褛的年轻男子
shabbiness
...the shabbiness of the building.
大楼的破败不堪
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)衣着破旧的;衣衫褴褛的 A person who is shabby is wearing old, worn clothes.
...a shabby, tall man with dark eyes.
一个黑眼睛、高个子、穿得破破烂烂的男子
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](行为)不公正的,卑鄙的,卑劣的,令人无法接受的 If you describe someone's behaviour as shabby, you think they behave in an unfair or unacceptable way.
[disapproval]
It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment...
真搞不懂为什么这个人就该受到如此不公正的待遇。
I knew it was shabby of me, but I couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed.
我知道我不应该这么想,但我还是不禁觉得有点失望。
shabbily
I feel I behaved shabbily.
我觉得自己太龌龊了。
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shabby/ˈʃæbi; NAmEˈʃæbi/adjective(shab·bier,shab·bi·est)1(of buildings, clothes, objects, etc. 建筑物、衣服、物品等)in poor condition because they have been used a lot 破旧的;破败的;破烂的SYN
scruffy
◆She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.她穿着一条破旧的牛仔裤和一件 T 恤衫。2(of a person 人)badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot 衣着破旧的SYN
scruffy
◆The old man was shabby and unkempt.老头蓬头垢面,衣衫褴褛。3(of behaviour 行为)unfair or unreasonable 不公正的;不讲理的SYN
shoddy
◆She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.她先前待他不好,这时候想弥补一下。▶shab·bily/ˈʃæbɪli; NAmEˈʃæbɪli/adverb◆shabbily dressed衣衫褴褛◆I think you were very shabbily treated.要我说,你真是受大委屈了。shab·bi·ness/ˈʃæbinəs; NAmEˈʃæbinəs/noun[uncountable ]shabbyshabbiershabbiestshabby/ˈʃæbi; NAmEˈʃæbi/shab·bily/ˈʃæbɪli; NAmEˈʃæbɪli/shab·bi·ness/ˈʃæbinəs; NAmEˈʃæbinəs/
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shabbyshab‧by /ˈʃæbi/ ●○○ adjective
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1shabby clothes, places, or objects are untidy and in bad condition because they have been used for a long time: Hugh’s jacket was old and shabby. a shabby little restaurant2wearing clothes that are old and worn: a shabby tramp3 old-fashioned unfair and unkind: a shabby trick—shabbily adverb—shabbiness noun [uncountable]
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