threadbare

threadbare读音音标

英 [ˈθredbeə(r)]

美 [ˈθredber]

threadbare意思解释

adj.

（衣服等）穿旧的；

（衣料等）磨得很薄的；

陈旧的；

老一套的

英英释义

adj.

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

\"repeating threadbare jokes\"

同义词：banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)timeworntiredtritewell-worn

having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

\"threadbare rugs\"

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)The carpets had worn rather threadbare.地毯已磨得相当破旧了。He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.他对这个问题一再发言已使它成为陈词滥调。