正面 | 20135.threadbare 英 ['θredbeə]美 ['θrɛdbɛr] ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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背面 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() 释义: 1. over- "above" + bear + -ing.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。 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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