| 英语单词 | shabby |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 ['ʃæbi] 美 ['ʃæbi] |
| 中文释义 | adj.破旧的;寒酸的;低劣的,无耻的;卑劣的 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He owns nothing beyond the shabby house. (2) His shabby appearance creates a bad impression. (3) She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing. (4) His reasoning is weak, even shabby. (5) He even plays a shabby trick on his father. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 除了那个破旧的房子,他一无所有。 (2) 他那寒酸的样子给人留下不好的印象。 (3) 即使她衣衫褴褛,却仍然美丽。 (4) 他的论证软弱无力,甚至可以说很拙劣。 (5) 他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The adjective shabby describes something that is threadbare or worn out. Your last apartment was clean, but the furniture and carpets were so shabby that you were embarrassed to invite your friends over. |
| vocabulary扩展 | The adjective shabby also describes a manner of acting that is mean or contemptible. If you spent your whole childhood treating your younger brother in a shabby way, you can't expect him to be your friend when you're older. In modern slang, if you say something is "not too shabby," you mean that it was good. You might compliment your brother by telling him his soda can sculpture isn't too shabby. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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.
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2 [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.
3 [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]
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