threadbare

[US]/ˈθredbeə(r)/
[UK]/ˈθredber/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. (衣服等)穿舊的, (衣料等)磨得很薄的 陳舊的老一套的,乏味的

Example Sentences

the song was a tissue of threadbare clichés.

這首歌是一套老掉牙的陳詞濫調。

tatty rooms with threadbare carpets.

鋪着破舊地毯的舊房間。

The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

地毯已磨得相當破舊了。

threadbare excuses.See Synonyms at trite

陳腐的藉口參見 trite

A threadbare patch of Brussels carpet covered the centre of the room, and formed an oasis of roses and lilies upon a desert of faded green drugget.

一方磨損的布魯塞爾毛圈地毯鋪在房間的中央,成爲一大片退色粗毛綠地毯的沙漠裏的一塊玫瑰與百合的綠洲。

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