threadbare 详细解释

threadbare

['θred.bɛə]

adj.磨破的, 陈腐的

a.

1. (衣服)穿旧的, 破烂的

He wore his coat threadbare.

他把外套都穿破了。

2. 衣衫褴褛的

3. 老一套的, 乏味的

词形变化

形容词比较级:more threadbare

形容词最高级:most threadbare

词义辨析

同义参见:

commonplace  

英英释义

形容词 threadbare:

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

同义词:banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

补充

threadbarethreadbare英:[ˈθredbɛə] 美:[ˈθrɛdˌbɛr]adj.1.(衣服等)穿旧的, (衣料等)磨得很薄的2.陈旧的

例句

1. tatty rooms with threadbare carpets.铺着破旧地毯的旧房间。 2. the song was a tissue of threadbare clichés.这首歌是一套老掉牙的陈词滥调。 3. a threadbare carpet/suit磨光毛的地毯;穿旧的西装 4. a threadbare joke老掉牙的笑话 5. the story's threadbare plot老套的故事情节