英 [ˈθredbeə(r)] 美 [ˈθredber]
adj. 磨破的；衣衫褴褛的；乏味的；俗套的
比较级more threadbare
最高级most threadbare
threadbare /ˈθrɛdˌbɛə/ TEM8
形容词 Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. (衣物、地毯等)破旧的; 磨薄的
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
她盘腿坐在那块破旧地毯的一方上。
形容词 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. (活动、想法、论点等)软弱无力的; 陈旧乏味的
...the government's threadbare domestic policies.
...政府陈腐的国内政策。
... 穿破旧衣服的 threadbare 穿着破旧衣服的 in rags 破旧的衣服 shabby clothing ...
... thorny 多刺的；棘手的，困难的 threadbare 磨破的；陈腐的 throng 群集，拥挤 ...
... throttle v. 压制，扼杀来源：考试大 threadbare adj. 破旧的，磨薄的 denizen n. 居民 ...
She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
她盘腿坐在那块破旧地毯的一方上。
The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.
那件家具破破烂烂；显然他没花什么钱就捡来了。
All Internet connections are threadbare.
所有的网络联系都是表面的。
The moldy brown carpet was covered by a cheap and threadbare burgundy-colored Afghan rug.
It's a noisy, threadbare patchwork, but the tune shines in spite of it all.
My classmates wore clothes that were threadbare even by the standards of rural China back then.