threadbare音标

英 [ˈθredbeə(r)]

美 [ˈθredber]

threadbare基本释义

adj.磨破的；陈腐的

threadbare用法及例句

adj.(形容词)

穿旧的，破烂的， 破旧的

乏味的，无趣的

陈腐的， 陈旧的， 老一套的，俗套的

衣衫褴褛的，穿破旧衣服的

磨破的，磨得很薄的

穿到露线的，毛绒已磨掉而露线的

adj

1. repeated too oftenoverfamiliar through overuse

e.g. bromidic sermonshis remarks were trite and commonplacehackneyed phrasesa stock answerrepeating threadbare jokesparroting some timeworn axiomthe trite metaphor `hard as nails'

Synonym: banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)timeworntiredtritewell-worn

2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

e.g. threadbare rugs

1. (衣服、地毯等)破旧的，磨薄的，陈旧的Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much.

e.g. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.她盘腿坐在一块破旧的方形地毯上。

2. (活动、想法、论点)无力的，不充分的，陈旧乏味的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.

e.g. ...the government's threadbare domestic policies.*府陈腐的国内*策

1. 穿破旧衣服的：thread-needle 小孩游戏 | threadbare 穿破旧衣服的 | threaded newsreader 线程化新闻阅读器

2. 毛绒已磨掉而露线的：thrasonical 夸口的 | threadbare 毛绒已磨掉而露线的 | threadcomputing 运作

3.

3. 露底;毛绒磨损(织疵)：修布边装置 thread trimming device | 露底;毛绒磨损(织疵) threadbare | 线环切断装置 thread-chain cutter

4. threadbare的近义词

4. 陈腐的：23.Outdated 过时的 | 24.Threadbare 陈腐的=banal | 25.Two-edged sword 双刃剑,指有好处也有坏处

A..shabby saloon car, upholstered in threadbare plush.

出自：E. Waugh

The fine but..threadbare Shiraz rug.

出自：I. Murdoch

近义词

临近词

old-hat过时的

hackneyed（指词语﹑ 言辞等）陈腐...

timeworn陈旧的

banal陈腐的

scruffy邋遢的

tatty不整洁的

well-worn用旧了的

corny谷类的

worn-out磨损的

worn用旧的

ragged衣衫褴褛的

shabby破旧的

stale不新鲜的

trite平庸的

ineffective无效的

commonplace平凡的

tired疲倦的

boring令人厌烦的

tattered破烂的

shopworn在商店中陈列旧了的...

thin薄的

frayed动词fray的过去式,动...

stock存货

Threadbare in printing colour out

Threadbare or tattered clothing.

threadbare excuses.See Synonyms at trite

thread

threadbareness

threadbare subject

threadbare excuses.

threat

threadbare rugs.

相关列句

Standing on the threadbare carpet runner in the hall, my father blinks.(我爸爸站在通道里破旧的地毯上，眨着眼。)

A lady in a faded gingham dress and her husband, dressed in a homespun threadbare suit, stepped off the train in Boston.(一个穿着退色的带条纹棉布衣服的女士和她的丈夫，一个穿着粗糙的已经是磨破了的套装的男士，走出了波士顿的火车站。)

Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.(骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。)

His Cannons bedspread is a bit threadbare;(他的火炮队床单有些旧了；)

A threadbare overcoat did little to keep the piercing wind off Patrick Ryan's back as he walked briskly to the pub at Ballyblagh.(刺骨的寒风直侵骨髓，帕特里克·赖安穿着一件根本无法抵御御寒的破旧大衣，疾步走向位于巴利·布拉的酒馆。)

At some institutions, mounting losses are making the cushions of capital held for times of crisis look increasingly threadbare.(对某些机构来说，越积越多的损失使它们为市场危机准备的缓冲资本变得不堪一击。)

Given the unfolding catastrophe on Britain’s doorstep, it is likely to look threadbare.(在英国家门口的台阶上就把逐渐现形的经济危机拦住，这种办法看起来真够俗套的。)

On his arrest, he had been careful to take with him a threadbare cap and a shabby sheepskin coat that he had saved from his years in exile.(他被捕时，他小心地带上自己以前的流放岁月中保留下来的一顶破皮帽和一件褴褛的羊皮大衣。)

The carpets had worn rather threadbare.(地毯已磨得相当破旧了。)

All Internet connections are threadbare.(所有的网络联系都是表面的。)