shabby

shabby

['ʃæbi]

adj.破旧的, 寒酸的, 低劣的, 卑劣的

例句与用法：

Her shabby appearance drew sniggers from the guests.

她样子寒酸，客人不禁暗自发笑。

His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.

他那寒酸的样子给人留下不好的印象。

She is all the more beautiful for her shabby clothing (=because her clothing is shabby).

即使她衣衫褴褛，却显得更美丽了。

She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing.

即使她衣衫褴褛，却仍然美丽。

Of inferior quality; shabby.

品质低劣的; 寒酸的

He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.

他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者。

You look rather shabby in those clothes.

你穿那种衣服显得很蹩脚。

词形变化：

副词: shabbily | 形容词比较级: shabbier | 形容词最高级: shabbiest | 名词: shabbiness |

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a.

1. 破烂的; 破旧的

An old man in shabby clothes came to the door.

一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。

2. 邋遢的, 肮脏的

3. 破落的, 破败的

That shabby street needs remodelling.

那条陋街需要重建。

4. 卑鄙的, 不光彩的

It's shabby to speak ill of others behind their backs.

在背后讲人坏话是卑鄙的。

5. 不体面的, 寒酸的

She looks shabby.

她一副寒酸相。

6. 吝啬的; 菲薄的

Strangers get such shabby treatment in this town that they never want to visit it again.

陌生人在这个城里遇到如此怠慢的对待, 以至于没有人会再度访问它。

7. 低劣的

His reasoning is weak, even shabby.

他的论证软弱无力, 甚至可以说很拙劣。