Threadbare



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.磨破的; 陈腐的
• ［英］ adj.磨破的 ( worn off; shabby) , 陈腐的 ( exhausted of interest or freshness)
• ［记］ 组合词: thread ( 线) +bare ( 露出) -> 露出线头 -> 磨破的

Webster Collegiate

adjective

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. having the nap worn off so that the thread shows ; shabby <threadbare clothes>
  • b. wearing threadbare clothing ; very poor <took in threadbare relatives — Russell Baker>
  • c. barely adequate because of cheapness or shabbiness <a threadbare production>
• 2. exhausted of interest or freshness
• Synonyms: see trite
• ? threadbareness noun

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