threadbare基本解释
adj.磨破的；陈腐的
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adj.磨破的；陈腐的
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adj
1. repeated too often
overfamiliar through overuse
e.g. 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'
Synonym: banalcommonplacehackneyedold-hatshopwornstock(a)timeworntiredtritewell-worn
2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
e.g. threadbare rugs
1. (衣服、地毯等)破旧的，磨薄的，陈旧的
Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much.
e.g. 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。
2. (活动、想法、论点)无力的，不充分的，陈旧乏味的
If you describe an activity, an idea, or an argument as threadbare, you mean that it is very weak, or inadequate, or old and no longer interesting.
e.g. ...the government's threadbare domestic policies.
政府陈腐的国内政策
1. 穿破旧衣服的：thread-needle 小孩游戏 | threadbare 穿破旧衣服的 | threaded newsreader 线程化新闻阅读器
2. 毛绒已磨掉而露线的：thrasonical 夸口的 | threadbare 毛绒已磨掉而露线的 | threadcomputing 运作
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3. 露底;毛绒磨损(织疵)：修布边装置 thread trimming device | 露底;毛绒磨损(织疵) threadbare | 线环切断装置 thread-chain cutter
4. threadbare的近义词
4. 陈腐的：23.Outdated 过时的 | 24.Threadbare 陈腐的=banal | 25.Two-edged sword 双刃剑,指有好处也有坏处
A..shabby saloon car, upholstered in threadbare plush.
出自：E. WaughThe fine but..threadbare Shiraz rug.
出自：I. Murdoch
