Threadbare
[ 'θredbɛə ]
其它 Other
adj. （衣服等）穿旧的;（衣料等）磨得很薄的;陈旧的;老一套的;
📝 例句
a threadbare carpet, coat
破烂的地毯、 大衣.
threadbare subject
陈腐的题目
a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
穿着破旧不堪或脏衣服而缺乏优雅。
threadbare excuses.See Synonyms at trite
陈腐的借口参见
He wore his coat threadbare.
他把外套都穿破了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ thread-线,threat-威胁:歹徒威胁要用丝线勒死她
※ thread-线,bare-露出:磨破以至粗线都露了出来的
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
threadbare
adj
1 (of cloth, clothing,etc) worn thin; shabby （指织物、 衣服等）磨薄的, 破旧的
a threadbare carpet, coat 破烂的地毯、 大衣.
2 (fig 比喻) too often used or too well known to be effective; hackneyed 因经常使用或尽人皆知而无效力的; 陈腐的
a threadbare argument, joke, plot 陈旧的论点、 笑话、 情节.
🔁 扩展释义
a. 衣服磨薄了的, 穿旧了的, 衣着褴褛的, 俗套的, 乏味的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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We're out of toilet paper again. Let's buy some more rolls.
咱们又没卫生纸了。再多买几卷吧。
He is unworthy to live who lives only for himself.
为己而生，生而可耻。
There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again.
但是当波浪从河对岸折回来时，就有再次把盘子拖进水里的危险。