shabby
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The word "shabby" is an adjective used to describe something that is in poor condition due to wear and tear, age, or neglect. It often carries a connotation of being dilapidated, tattered, or unsightly.
For example:
1. The shabby old sofa had seen better days; its once vibrant fabric now worn and faded.
2. The shabby exterior of the house suggested years of neglect.
3. She couldn't afford new clothes, so she was wearing a shabby dress that had been patched numerous times.
In a figurative sense, it can also be used to describe something that's morally or ethically inferior or unimpressive:
4. His treatment of his colleagues was shabby, lacking basic respect and kindness.
核心詞義
adj. 破舊的;衣衫襤褸的;(行為)卑鄙的,不公正的;(質量)低劣的
速記技巧
諧音記憶法
傻逼。
記
那傻逼穿“破爛的”衣服,人又“卑鄙”。
知識擴展
詞語辨析
以下這些形容詞均有"卑鄙的,卑賤的,卑下的"的意思
low:指行為卑鄙、可恥、下文明,可引申指庸俗。
mean:暗示狠毒、貪婪、缺乏尊嚴感等為人們所不恥的卑鄙、自私、渺小的行為。
cheap:側旨人或物的品質低劣下賤。
shabby:指行為的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和輕蔑。
精選例句
1、 The second car,however,was an ancient car more shabby than the one I was driving.
然而,第二輛車是一輛比我開的那輛更破舊的老爺車。
來源:衡水等百強名校題庫
2、 The general divided his time between his shabby offices and his home in Hampstead.
將軍的時間一部分在他那破舊的辦公室里度過,另一部分在他漢普斯特德的家度過。
來源:秒詞邦搜集整理
shabby是什么意思,shabby怎么讀 語音:
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美音
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shabby 基本解釋
adj. 破舊的,衣衫襤褸的;卑鄙的;慳吝的;低劣的,下流的
shabby是什么意思
shabby 變化形式
比較級: shabbier
最高級: shabbiest
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中文詞源
shabby 破爛的,破舊的
等同于 scab,疥癬,瘡疤,-y,形容詞后綴。引申詞義臟的,破敗的,破舊的。
shabby 用法和例句提示:點擊例句中的單詞,就可以看到詞義解釋
Then I decided to visit the shabby local bar and get drunk on rum .
最后,我決定當地那個破舊的酒吧坐坐,用朗姆酒灌醉自己。
As part of his campaign to smarten up the market , which is not especially shabby , mr lavoie is happy to oblige .
美化那并不十分破舊的市場是他工作的一部分,那么,拉沃伊先生很樂意幫忙。
Just hours after landing in pyongyang 's shabby airport - there is little air traffic - we were whisked to a special performance of the arirang games .
降落在平壤破舊的機場-那空中交通順暢,幾小時之后,我們便趕去參觀一項特殊的阿里郎的演出。
At first glance the middle-aged man , grinning widely to reveal missing teeth , holds the kind of shabby cardboard sign used by rough-sleepers the world over .
乍一看,這位中年男子露出燦爛的笑容,嘴里還缺了牙齒,手里舉著一張全世界的流浪漢都愛用的破舊的標語紙板。
With the rest of the world flirting with recession , that is not too shabby .
在世界經濟處于衰退邊緣之際,這個增長率不算太寒酸。