Wordiyo

threadbare

🇬🇧 UK/'θredbeә/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

adj.

Of fabric or clothing: worn so thin that the threads show; shabby; overused and lacking originality.

（衣物）磨薄的，破旧的；陈腐的，老套的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
threadother
+
bareother
=threadbare

Common Collocations

  • 1.threadbare excuse站不住脚的借口
  • 2.threadbare argument老套的论点
  • 3.[threadbare carpet]破旧的地毯
  • 4.[threadbare clothes]破旧的衣物

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He wore a threadbare coat that had seen far better days.

  • 2.

    The politician's threadbare excuses failed to convince anyone in the room.

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