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Threadbare Adj Graded 英[ˈθredbeə(R 美[ˈθredber Adj.(衣服等)穿旧的;(衣料等)磨得很薄的;陈旧的;老一套的 衣服、地毯等)破旧的,磨薄的,陈旧的 Clothes Carpets

单词 threadbare
音标
英[ˈθredbeə(r)] 美[ˈθredber]
解释
adj.(衣服等)穿旧的;(衣料等)磨得很薄的;陈旧的;老一套的;
例句

ADJ-GRADED
(衣服、地毯等)破旧的,磨薄的,陈旧的
Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much.
例:She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.她盘腿坐在一块破旧的方形地毯上。

ADJ-GRADED
(活动、想法、论点)无力的,不充分的,陈旧乏味的
If you describe an activity, an idea, or an argument as threadbare, you mean that it is very weak, or inadequate, or old and no longer interesting.
例:...the government's threadbare domestic policies.政府陈腐的国内政策
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