• adj. 磨破的；衣衫襤褸的；乏味的；俗套的

thread,線，bare,裸露的。引申詞義陳舊的，陳腐的。

threadbare (adj.)

late 14c., from thread (n.) + bare. The notion is of "having the nap worn off," leaving bare the threads.

1. The furniture was threadbare; he'd obviously picked it up for nothing.

這件家具很破舊，顯然他是白撿來的了。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The carpets had worn rather threadbare.

地毯已磨得相當破舊了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. The coat is worn threadbare.

這件外衣已經穿舊了.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.

她盤腿坐在一塊破舊的方形地毯上。

來自辭典例句

5. He wore his coat threadbare.

他把外套都穿破了.

來自辭典例句