单词：shabbier
音标：[ˈʃæbiə] ；
a. （指东西）因使用过久或照管不善而破旧的( shabby的比较级 ); 衣衫褴褛的; 卑鄙的; 下流的
s. showing signs of wear and tear
s. mean and unworthy and despicable
s. mean and unworthy and despicable
shabby的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He owns nothing beyond the shabby house.除了那个破旧的房子,他一无所有。
- His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.他那寒酸的样子给人留下不好的印象。
- She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing.即使她衣衫褴褛，却仍然美丽。
- His reasoning is weak, even shabby.他的论证软弱无力，甚至可以说很拙劣。
- He even plays a shabby trick on his father.他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段。
常见句型
用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语～+ n.- New buildings have taken the place of shabby little houses.新的大楼取代了破旧的小屋。
- His shabby clothes were not appropriate for a marriage ceremony.他那身破烂的衣服不适合参加婚礼。
- He even plays a shabby trick on his father.他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段。
- The old house has grown shabby with age.那座老房子因年代久远而变得破旧。
- You look rather shabby in those clothes.你的衣着显得有点寒酸。
词汇搭配
- shabby-genteel死要面子的
- treatment shabby[经] 待遇菲薄(低...
经典引文
His clothes, already shabby, became rags.
出自：W. J. BateLeningrad seemed a battered, shabby place..in sore need of renovation.
出自：M. Muggeridge
【近义词】
- ragged衣衫褴褛的
- tattered破烂的
- seedy褴褛的
- worn用旧的
- untidy不整齐的
- frayed动词fray的过去式,动...
- miserable痛苦的
- squalid肮脏的
- slovenly不修边幅的
- dowdy过时的
- filthy污秽的
- bedraggled全身泥污的
- mean意思是
- shoddy劣质的
- scruffy邋遢的
- worn out穿破了的
- threadbare磨破的
- dilapidated破旧的
- grungy丑的
- unkempt乱蓬蓬的
- nasty下流的
- cruel残酷的
- dishonourable不名誉的
- dishonorable不名誉的
- contemptible可鄙的
- despicable可鄙的
- unfair不公平的
- rotten腐烂的
- ratty糟糕的
- moth-eaten虫蛀的
- cheap便宜的
- tatty不整洁的
- low低的
【反义词】
- decent相当好的