threadbare meaning in Chinese
adj.
(衣服由于长久穿着而)露出底子的织线的；破旧的；陈腐的，陈旧的(议论等)。
Examples
- 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。 - 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。 - Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak
骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。 - Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak
骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。 - 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。