threadbare

ˈθrɛdˌbeə
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Translation of threadbare from English into Chinese

Adjective

1.

worn cloth

cloth with threads showing due to wear
破旧的 pòjiù de磨损的 mósǔn de褪色的 tuìsè de
  • The threadbare carpet needed replacing.破旧的地毯需要更换。
2.

impoverished

wearing worn-out clothes, implying poverty
  • The threadbare man walked the streets alone.衣衫褴褛的人独自走在街上。
3.

clichéd

Rare
overused and no longer effective
Rare
  • His threadbare excuses didn't convince anyone.他的陈词滥调的借口没有说服任何人。
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Synonyms and analogies of threadbare in English

Examples of threadbare in a sentence

  • The threadbare curtains let in too much light.
  • His threadbare appearance spoke volumes about his hardships.
  • She wore a threadbare coat that barely kept her warm.
  • Her threadbare arguments failed to impress the jury.
  • The politician's threadbare promises were met with skepticism.

Translations of "threadbare" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
破旧adj. - pò jiù

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。

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

这件家具很破旧,显然他是白捡来的了。

老一套adj. - lǎo yī tào

Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak.

骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。

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Other translations for threadbare:

  • 衣衫褴褛
  • 磨破

threadbare: Examples and translations in context

A little threadbare, but its better than nothing.

有点破旧,不过总比没有好 。

Your wardrobe is getting a little threadbare, my dear.

亲爱的,妳的衣服都有点破旧了

The woman's threadbare clothing was a stark contrast to the bustling city.

她一身破旧的衣裳,与这座车水马龙的繁华都市形成了鲜明的对比。

The children were clean, it is true, but their clothes were threadbare and shabby

孩子们干干净净,这是事实,但他们的 衣服破旧邋遢。

The furniture is dowdy, the carpet threadbare.

在这儿,设备老式,地毯破旧。

His clothes were nearly threadbare, but it was easy to see that he wore them from choice and not from necessity

他的衣服几乎破旧褴褛,不过他显 然是自己选择穿成这样,而非没有别的衣服可穿。

He was wearing a silk suit that must have cost him tens of thousands of dollars when he originally bought it but it was pretty threadbare and shabby when I interviewed him.

他曾经穿着一套,当初买下来的时候,价格绝对不低于数万美元的丝绸西装,但是当我采访他的时候,那套西装却看起来相当破旧而又傻逼。

The Rasa Aragonesa breed, which owes its name to the region where it is of most importance, as well as to the length of its wool ("rasa" = threadbare), is raised mainly for its meat.

提出的的莎Aragonesa品种,这归功于它的名字的区域,它是最重要的,以及它的毛的长度(=破旧的"拉萨 ") ,主要是因为它的肉。

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