shab·by
adjective/ˈʃæbi/
/ˈʃæbi/
(comparative shabbier, superlative shabbiest)
- (of buildings, clothes, objects, etc.) in poor condition because they have been used a lot
破旧的；破败的；破烂的 - The outside of the house was beginning to look shabby.
房子的外面开始显得破旧。 - She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.
她穿着一条破旧的牛仔裤和一件 T 恤衫。
- The outside of the house was beginning to look shabby.
- (of a person) badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot
衣着破旧的 - The man was shabby and unkempt.
那人衣衫褴褛，蓬头垢面。 - I suddenly felt rather shabby and uncomfortable.
我突然觉得自己很破旧，很不舒服。
- The man was shabby and unkempt.
- (of behaviour) unfair or unreasonable
不公正的；不讲理的 - She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
她先前待他不好，这时候想弥补一下。 - a shabby affair
一件破事 - It was a shabby way to treat visitors.
这是一种对待访客的卑鄙方式。
- She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
- (informal) not very good
不好的；差的 - The contractors did a shabby job of building the extension.
承包商在扩建工程上做得很差劲。 - Roberts has scored eight goals so far this season. Not too shabby (= very good) for a player who only joined the team this year.
本赛季至今，罗伯茨已进 8 球，对于一名今年刚进队的球员来说已经相当不错。
- The contractors did a shabby job of building the extension.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from dialect shab ‘scab’ (from a Germanic base meaning ‘itch’) + -y.