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threadbare/ˈθredbeə(r)//ˈθredber/ ★★adj. - threadbare
- more threadbare
- most threadbare
adj- ① (布、衣类)毛绒磨光的,穿到露线的,穿旧的
- His suit was baggy and threadbare.他那套衣服过于宽松而破旧。
- a threadbare overcoat一件毛绒已经磨光的外套[大衣]
- ② (人)穿破衣的,褴褛的
- a threadbare old man衣衫褴褛的老人
- ③ (议论、笑话等)陈腐的,过时的
- threadbare arguments陈腐的议论
同义词- banal
- bedraggled
- broken-down
- bromidic
- clichd
- commonplace
- corny
- decaying
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dingy
- down-at-heel
- faded
- hackneyed
- mangy
- musty
- overused
- overworked
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- ratty
- rundown
- scrubby
- scruffy
- seedy
- shabby
- shoddy
- shopworn
- sleazy
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- tacky
- tattered
- tatty
- timeworn
- tired
- trite
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn-out
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