a. (指东西)因使用过久或照管不善而破旧的( shabby的最高级 ); 衣衫褴褛的; 卑鄙的; 下流的
s. showing signs of wear and tear
s. mean and unworthy and despicable

shabby的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. He owns nothing beyond the shabby house.除了那个破旧的房子,他一无所有。
  2. His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.他那寒酸的样子给人留下不好的印象。
  3. She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing.即使她衣衫褴褛,却仍然美丽。
  4. His reasoning is weak, even shabby.他的论证软弱无力,甚至可以说很拙劣。
  5. 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.
  1. New buildings have taken the place of shabby little houses.新的大楼取代了破旧的小屋。
  2. 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。
  3. He even plays a shabby trick on his father.他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段。
用作表语S+be+~+ prep. -phrase
  1. The old house has grown shabby with age.那座老房子因年代久远而变得破旧。
  2. 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. Bate
  • Leningrad seemed a battered, shabby place..in sore need of renovation.

    出自:M. Muggeridge
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