| 釋義 |
shabby /'faebi; 'fasbi/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 in bad repair or condition; much worn; poorly dressed: 破舊的; 監(jiān)褸的; 衣著寒酸的： wearing a ~ overcoat. 穿著破舊的大衣 oYou look rather ~ in those clothes. 你的衣著使你顯得有點寒酸。 gen teel adj having evidence of former gentility but now ~; trying to keep up appearances. 從前很闊而現(xiàn)在為酸的; 窮要面子南。 2 (of behaviour) mean; unfair: (指行為) 卑鄙的; 不正當(dāng)?shù)模?a ~ excuse; 不正當(dāng)?shù)慕?; play a ~ trick on sb. 對某人耍卑鄙的手段。 shabbily /'Jaebili; 'Jaebk/ adv shabbiness n |