threadbare
threadbare 英 [ˈθredbeə(r)] 美 [ˈθredber]
adj. 磨破的；衣衫褴褛的；乏味的；俗套的
He dropped the basket and his threadbare overcoat on the wooden table. 他把篮子和他那件破旧的大衣放到木桌上。
- Those jeans you wear every day that have holes in the knees and thin patches in the rear? They're threadbare. Threadbare means thin from overuse.
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- adj. 磨破的；衣衫褴褛的；乏味的；俗套的
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1. He dropped the basket and his threadbare overcoat on the wooden table.
他把篮子和他那件破旧的大衣放到木桌上。
thread·bare / ˈθredbeə(r) ; NAmE ˈθredber / adjective 1 (of cloth, clothing, etc. 织物、衣服等 ) old and thin because it has been used a lot 穿旧的；磨薄的；破旧的 ◆ a threadbare carpet 磨薄了的地毯 2 (of an argument, excuse, etc. 论点、借口等 ) that does not have much effect, especially because it has been used too much 老一套的；陈腐的 thread·bare / ˈθredbeə(r) ; NAmE ˈθredber /
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