单词 | shabby |
释义 | shabby —shabbily, adv. —shabbiness, n. /shab"ee/, adj., shabbier, shabbiest. 1. impaired by wear, use, etc.; worn: shabby clothes. 2. showing conspicuous signs of wear or neglect: The rooms on the upper floors of the mansion had a rather shabby appearance, as if they had not been much in use of late. 3. wearing worn clothes or having a slovenly or unkempt appearance: a shabby person. 4. run-down, seedy, or dilapidated: a shabby hotel. 5. meanly ungenerous or unfair; contemptible, as persons, actions, etc.: shabby behavior. 6. inferior; not up to par in quality, performance, etc.: a shabby rendition of the sonata. [1660-70; shab (ME; OE sceabb SCAB) + -Y1; c. G schäbig] |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含168451条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。