Threadbare

(adj.) having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; 'threadbare rugs' .

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• Christy glanced at his own threadbare knees, and then at Fred's beautiful white trousers. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• The whole indecorous threadbare ruin, from the broken shoes to the prematurely-grey scanty hair, grovelled. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He looked a complete gentleman in his rather threadbare coat and well-worn hat. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• A threadbare and venerable device, but useful upon occasion. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• It certainly was plain--threadbare--almost shabby. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Rustily drest, with his spectacles in his hand, and their very case worn threadbare. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Mary admired the keen-faced handsome little Vicar in his well-brushed threadbare clothes more than any man she had had the opportunity of knowing. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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