| 释义 |
shabby /'faebi; 'fasbi/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 in bad repair or condition; much worn; poorly dressed: 破旧的; 监褛的; 衣着寒酸的： wearing a ~ overcoat. 穿着破旧的大衣 oYou look rather ~ in those clothes. 你的衣着使你显得有点寒酸。 gen teel adj having evidence of former gentility but now ~; trying to keep up appearances. 从前很阔而现在为酸的; 穷要面子南。 2 (of behaviour) mean; unfair: (指行为) 卑鄙的; 不正当的： a ~ excuse; 不正当的借 ; play a ~ trick on sb. 对某人耍卑鄙的手段。 shabbily /'Jaebili; 'Jaebk/ adv shabbiness n |