| 1. | The shabby, threadbare dress, in its best days, couldn't have been labeled a "gown."there was no train, no veil .
那身破旧褴褛的衣服，在新的时候也不能算是“礼服”。即没有拖裙，也没有面纱。 |
| 2. | The defense department generally defended its existing programs, though the rationale for them was growing threadbare .
一般来说，国防部总是为自己的现有计划辩护，尽管这些计划的论据已日益陈腐。 |
| 3. | Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak
骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。 |
| 4. | Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak
骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。 |
| 5. | Talk about getting something had become even too threadbare and ridiculous for him
关于要找事做的那套话，连他自己都觉得乏味可笑。 |
| 6. | Indeed , the authors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because the drug market is so plump
文章作者同时指出，枪支黑市的不景气部分也是由于毒品市场过于火爆的原因。 |
| 7. | Indeed , the authors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because the drug market is so plump
事实上，作者认为枪支市场可能获利很薄，部分原因是由于毒品市场的利润丰厚。 |
| 8. | Indeed , the authors argue that the gun market may be threadbare partly because the drug market is so plump
事实上，作者还认为枪支市场可能获利很薄，部分原因就在于毒品市场是利润丰厚。 |
| 9. | The shabby , threadbare dress , in its best days , couldn ' t have been labeled a " gown . " there was no train , no veil
那身破旧褴褛的衣服，在新的时候也不能算是“礼服” 。即没有拖裙，也没有面纱。 |
| 10. | Across the threadbare cuffedge he saw the sea hailed as a great sweet mother by the well - fed voice beside him
隔着槛褛的袖口，他瞥见被身旁那个吃得很好的人的嗓门称作伟大可爱的母亲的海洋。 |
