单词：threadbare
音标：['θredbeә] ；
a. 衣服磨薄了的, 穿旧了的, 衣着褴褛的, 俗套的, 乏味的
s. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
考试类型：[GRE]
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threadbare的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The carpets had worn rather threadbare.地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
- He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.他对这个问题一再发言已使它成为陈词滥调。
经典引文
A..shabby saloon car, upholstered in threadbare plush.
出自：E. WaughThe fine but..threadbare Shiraz rug.
出自：I. Murdoch
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