| 词汇 | threadbare |
| 释义 | threadbare adjective uk /ˈθred.beər/ us /ˈθred.ber/ threadbareadjective (THIN)Threadbare material or clothes have become thin or damaged because they have been used a lot: （织物或衣服）磨光露底的，穿旧的 a threadbare coat磨破的外套 Textiles: describing words billowy bonded breathable brushed clingy floaty fluted gauzy handknit handknitted multi-ply nubby quilting ribby ruched water-repellent waterproof weatherproof woollen woolly threadbareadjective (WEAK)A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer persuades people because it is old or has been used too much: （借口、论点或想法）陈旧的，老一套的 a threadbare excuse老掉牙的借口 Tedious and uninspiring (as) dull as ditchwateridiom anonymous banal banally basic marginal marmoreal meh menial menially staid staidly stale staleness stodgily watch paint dryidiom watch the clockidiom wearisome wearisomely weary threadbare | American Dictionarythreadbare adjective us/ˈθredˌbeər/ (of material) looking worn and thin from much use: Her clothes were faded and threadbare. Examples of threadbarethreadbare The environment of our society, relative to others of its kind, looks threadbare. First, they are rather threadbare in terms of control variables. She is nearly featureless, beyond perfunctory indications of gender, and the threadbare metaphor of her wheel. Our vision, our belief, our metaphysic is wearing woefully thin, and the art is wearing absolutely threadbare. With more than two decades of the sociological analysis of science behind us it cannot come as a surprise that legends are becoming threadbare. The likelier prospect is a more threadbare safety net, obliging public clients and the uninsured to travel farther, wait longer, and (perhaps) get less attentive care. Our parliamentary delegation was then prevented from travelling to the crisis region for a variety of completely threadbare reasons. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I thought that the coat looked a little threadbare, but it might just about last out to the next election. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We could not afford to make proposals anything like as threadbare as these. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They referred to the poor laundry service, threadbare sheets and a toilet without a seat at a teaching hospital. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe, said that the debate was already starting to run a trifle threadbare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the absence of any such efforts, this proposal is pretty threadbare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not want to be tempted into probing more deeply that rather threadbare object, the social contract. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that there are possiblities there, and that many of us who find our pockets, after many years, getting rather threadbare. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ministerial bluster will not hide the threadbare nature of past promises and the present failure to deliver. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of threadbare 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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