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Threadbare 考法 Worn Adj.陈腐的 Overused Point Hackneved 例】A

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【考法 1 】adj.陈腐的: overused to the point of being worn out; hackneved
【例】a novel filled with nothing but threadbare cliches 一部满是陈词滥调的小说
【近】banal, cliche, commonplace, hackney, shopworn, trite
【考法 2】adj.贫穷的: lacking money or material possessions
【例】n.ever knew that she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery 赢了彩票之后才知道她有这么多穷亲戚
【近】beggared, destitute, down-and-out, famished, impecunious, impoverished, indigent, necessitous, needful, pauperized, penniless, penurious, poverty-stricken, skint
【反】affluent, deep-pocketed, flush, opulent, silk-stocking, wealthy, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do 富裕的
【考法 3】adj.破烂的: worn or torn into or as if into rags
【例】I loved that threadbare shirt, but after 10 years of wear, it was time to throw it away. 我很喜欢那件旧旧的衬衣,但是己经穿了 10年了,是该扔了。
【近】frayed, raggedy, ratty, seedy, shabby, tattered, worn-out

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