首页threadbarethreadbare英英释意

threadbare

英 ['θredbeə] 美['θrɛdbɛr]
  • adj. 磨破的;衣衫褴褛的;乏味的;俗套的

英英释意


1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons"
"his remarks were trite and commonplace"
"hackneyed phrases"
"a stock answer"
"repeating threadbare jokes"
"parroting some timeworn axiom"
"the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
"threadbare rugs"