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单词 threadbare
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threadbare


thread·bare

T0183000 (thrĕd′bâr′)adj.1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby: threadbare rugs.2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses.

threadbare

(ˈθrɛdˌbɛə) adj1. (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed2. meagre or poor: a threadbare existence. 3. hackneyed: a threadbare argument. 4. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby ˈthreadˌbareness n

thread•bare

(ˈθrɛdˌbɛər)

adj. 1. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the weave, as a fabric or garment. 2. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor. 3. hackneyed; trite; ineffectively stale: threadbare arguments. 4. meager, scanty, or poor: a threadbare account or report. [1325–75] thread′bare`ness, n.
Thesaurus
Adj.1.threadbare - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"banal, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplaceunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham
2.threadbare - having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

threadbare

adjective1. shabby, worn, frayed, old, ragged, worn-out, scruffy, tattered, tatty, down at heel She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet.
shabby new, good, smart, brand-new, well-preserved
2. hackneyed, common, tired, stale, corny (slang), stock, familiar, conventional, stereotyped, commonplace, well-worn, trite, clichéd, overused, cliché-ridden the government's threadbare domestic policies
hackneyed new, different, original, fresh, novel, unusual, unfamiliar, unconventional

threadbare

adjective1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.
Translations
卑鄙的穿破旧衣服的

thread

(θred) noun1. a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing. a needle and some thread.线2. the spiral ridge around a screw. This screw has a worn thread. 螺紋 螺纹3. the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc). I've lost the thread of what he's saying. 頭緒,思路,線索 头绪,思路,线索 verb1. to pass a thread through. I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads. 穿線 穿线2. to make (one's way) through. She threaded her way through the crowd. 穿過 穿过ˈthreadbare adjective (of material) worn thin; shabby. a threadbare jacket. 穿破舊衣服的,卑鄙的 穿破旧衣服的,卑鄙的
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threadbare


  • adj

Synonyms for threadbare

adj shabby

Synonyms

  • shabby
  • worn
  • frayed
  • old
  • ragged
  • worn-out
  • scruffy
  • tattered
  • tatty
  • down at heel

Antonyms

  • new
  • good
  • smart
  • brand-new
  • well-preserved

adj hackneyed

Synonyms

  • hackneyed
  • common
  • tired
  • stale
  • corny
  • stock
  • familiar
  • conventional
  • stereotyped
  • commonplace
  • well-worn
  • trite
  • clichéd
  • overused
  • cliché-ridden

Antonyms

  • new
  • different
  • original
  • fresh
  • novel
  • unusual
  • unfamiliar
  • unconventional

Synonyms for threadbare

adj showing signs of wear and tear or neglect

Synonyms

  • bedraggled
  • broken-down
  • decaying
  • decrepit
  • dilapidated
  • dingy
  • down-at-heel
  • faded
  • mangy
  • rundown
  • scrubby
  • scruffy
  • seedy
  • shabby
  • shoddy
  • sleazy
  • tattered
  • tatty
  • tacky
  • ratty

adj without freshness or appeal because of overuse

Synonyms

  • banal
  • bromidic
  • clichéd
  • commonplace
  • corny
  • hackneyed
  • musty
  • overused
  • overworked
  • platitudinal
  • platitudinous
  • shopworn
  • stale
  • stereotyped
  • stereotypic
  • stereotypical
  • timeworn
  • tired
  • trite
  • warmed-over
  • well-worn
  • worn-out

Synonyms for threadbare

adj repeated too often

Synonyms

  • banal
  • hackneyed
  • old-hat
  • stock
  • timeworn
  • trite
  • well-worn
  • tired
  • shopworn
  • commonplace

Related Words

  • unoriginal

adj having the nap worn away so that the threads show through

Related Words

  • worn
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