| 词汇 | shabby |
| 释义 | shabby adjective uk /ˈʃæb.i/ us /ˈʃæb.i/ shabbyadjective (BAD CONDITION)C1 looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for: 破烂的，破旧的 He wore a shabby old overcoat.他穿着一件破旧的大衣。 Her home is a rented one-bedroom apartment in a shabby part of town.她的住所是一套租来的一居室公寓，位于城里很差的地段。 The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry.难民们衣衫褴褛，饥肠辘辘。 In bad condition battered battle-scarred be on the skidsidiom beat someone up blasted have seen better daysidiom hors de combat impaired in decay in good, bad, etc. repairidiom ruined run someone/something down sad scarred scuffed the worse for wearidiom well worn worm-eaten worn out worse shabbyadjective (NOT FAIR)C2 not honourable or fair; unacceptable: 不光彩的;不公正的;不能接受的 She spoke out about the shabby way the case had been handled.她揭露了处理现金的不正当手段。 The company's treatment of women was shabby.这家公司对待女性十分不公。 Dishonest artificiality bad faith be rotten to the coreidiom bent cowboy dubiously false finagle fishy fly-by-night malfeasance mendacious mendaciously misleading misleadingly under false pretencesphrase underhand unreliability unreliable unscrupulous Related wordsshabbily shabbiness Idiomnot so shabby/not too shabby shabby | American Dictionaryshabby adjective us/ˈʃæb·i/ shabbyadjective (IN BAD CONDITION)looking old and in bad condition because of wear or lack of care: The man wore a long, shabby coat. We parked near Bobby’s shabby trailer. shabbyadjective (NOT FAIR)not fair or showing respect; unacceptable: Her salary is $305,000 this year – not too shabby (= very generous). Examples of shabbyshabby The script's first description of the house is as dilapidated, shabbier than others on the street, with no carpets, no signs of occupation. We recently had the shabby incident involving gratuities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The resumption of talks would lead to no more than a shabby deal. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have had appallingly shabby treatment over the past few years and it is right that we should try to do something for them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The economics are shabby, the politics are tragic and the philosophy is left unsaid. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A major piece of legislation was introduced in the most shabby way in the other place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To treat in such a cavalier manner a man whose life has been in grave danger is very shabby treatment indeed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A policy which encompasses both either reflects a lack of clear thinking or must be the result of a shabby political compromise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The suggestion that we are in favour of the reduction of the wages of the miner is a gross and shabby libel. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely this is a very shabby way in which to respond to the faith that those people have placed in us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that that is a shabby omission. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I say the man who says that is shabby in the extreme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that it is a little shabby. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The public will not put up with shabby surroundings; the cinemas must be attractive places in themselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Defending liberty does not always feel a fine or noble thing when what must be defended is itself shabby, mean or nasty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of shabby These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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