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Threadbare 20135.Threadbare 英 θredbeə]美 θrɛdbɛr 释义 Adj 磨破的;衣衫褴褛的;乏味的;俗套的

正面 20135.threadbare
英 ['θredbeə]美 ['θrɛdbɛr]

背面
释义:
adj. 磨破的;衣衫褴褛的;乏味的;俗套的
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。

1. over- "above" + bear + -ing.
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."

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