thread·bare
adjective/ˈθredbeə(r)/
/ˈθredber/
- (of cloth, clothing, etc.) old and thin because it has been used a lot
穿旧的；磨薄的；破旧的 - a threadbare carpet
磨薄了的地毯 - The carpets had worn rather threadbare.
地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- a threadbare carpet
- (of an argument, excuse, etc.) that does not have much effect, especially because it has been used too much
老一套的；陈腐的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …