threadbare
adjective /ˈθredbeə(r)/
/ˈθredber/
- (of cloth, clothing, etc.
) old and thin because it has been used a lot织物、衣服等 穿旧的;磨薄的;破旧的 - a threadbare carpet
磨薄了的地毯 - The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a threadbare carpet
- (of an argument, excuse, etc.
) that does not have much effect, especially because it has been used too much论点、借口等 老一套的;陈腐的 Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …