threadbare
adj. 磨破的；陈腐的
近义词：commonplace，well-worn，trite，hackneyed，banal，worn，worn-out，shabby，ragged，thin，frayed，tatty，tattered，scruffy，stale，boring，ineffective，corny，shopworn，timeworn，tired，old-hat，stock，
详细释义
adj.(形容词)
- 穿旧的，破烂的， 破旧的
- 乏味的，无趣的
- 陈腐的， 陈旧的， 老一套的，俗套的
- 衣衫褴褛的，穿破旧衣服的
- 磨破的，磨得很薄的
- 穿到露线的，毛绒已磨掉而露线的
英英释义
Adjective
- repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons" "his remarks were trite and commonplace" "hackneyed phrases" "a stock answer" "repeating threadbare jokes" "parroting some timeworn axiom" "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
- having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;
"threadbare rugs"
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The carpets had worn rather threadbare.地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
- He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare.他对这个问题一再发言已使它成为陈词滥调。