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单词 shabbily
释义
shabbily
adverb
uk
/ˈʃæb.əl.i/us
/ˈʃæb.əl.i/

shabbilyadverb(BAD CONDITION)

in a way thatlooksoldand inbadconditionbecause of being used for alongtimeor not beingcaredfor:
shabbilydressed
It was amean, shabbilyfurnishedroom, with abedin it.
More examples
  • Standing infrontof her was atall, shabbilydressedman wholookedas if he hadn'tshavedinweeks.
  • She hasorganizedthetrip, ajourneythroughIndiaaboarda shabbilyeleganttrain.
  • Wemetin his shabbilygrandwood-panelledroomin London.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
In bad condition
  • battered
  • battle-scarred
  • be on the skidsidiom
  • beatsomeoneup
  • blasted
  • glitchy
  • have seen better daysidiom
  • hors de combat
  • impaired
  • in good, bad, etc. repairidiom
  • ruin
  • ruined
  • runsomeone/somethingdown
  • sad
  • scarred
  • the worse for wearidiom
  • worm-eaten
  • worn out
  • worse
  • worsening
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shabbilyadverb(NOT FAIRLY)

in a way that is withouthonour,unfair, orunacceptable:
Thehostageswere shabbilytreatedwhen they camehome.
Theytreatedstrangersshabbily inordertofeelbetterabout themselves.
See
shabby
More examples
  • IfeltI hadbehaveda little shabbily.
  • Industryleaderssaid thereportismisleadingand shabbilyresearched.
  • You'vetreatedyourfamilyprettyshabbily, youknow.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dishonest
  • artificiality
  • bad faith
  • be rotten to the coreidiom
  • bent
  • cowboy
  • down-and-dirty
  • dubious
  • dubiously
  • false
  • finagle
  • jackleg
  • knavery
  • louche
  • low-down
  • malfeasance
  • sugar-coated
  • under false pretencesphrase
  • underhand
  • unreliable
  • unscrupulous
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(Definition ofshabbilyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shabbily| American Dictionary

shabbily
adverb
us
/ˈʃæb·ə·li/

shabbilyadverb(IN A WAY THAT LOOKS OLD)

in a way thatshowssignsofage,wear, orlackofcare:
A shabbilydressedmanlaysleepingin thepark.

shabbilyadverb(IN AN UNFAIR WAY)

in a way that isunfairor does not showrespect:
Lawsuitsarisewhenpeoplefeelthat they weretreatedshabbily.
(Definition ofshabbilyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshabbily

shabbily
It is difficult to decide if it is really a clue, since presumably even people employed in this way would be likely to beshabbilydressed.
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The interests of those suffering for many years in the area from blighting uncertainty would beshabbilyserved by postponing the inquiry.
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I have among my constituents seafaring men who have lost their belongings, and so far they have been veryshabbilytreated indeed.
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They could not possibly ignore the overwhelming evidence that the conurbations had beenshabbilytreated in the past.
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He spoke about ringing a death knell, about treating small businessesshabbily, about this pestilent clause.
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The invisible earnings have shown us that only manufacturing industry will save the country, yet we have treated it abominably,shabbilyand disgracefully.
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He did this by treating the industry soshabbilythat consultation became a farce, and he knows it.
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I find it a veryshabbilyargued document.
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I also felt that my constituent had beenshabbilytreated, without any explanation for this extraordinary behaviour.
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I do not think that any industry has had a harder time or been moreshabbilytreated than the fishing industry.
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They have treated him asshabbilyas a miner.
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There are many bruised people who feel they have been treated mostshabbily.
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There is no question but that they have beenshabbilytreated.
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That is all the more reason why we should not treat themshabbilyin terms of pensions.
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The trade unions, who loyally observed the undertaking of the committee of the 17 trade organisations, feel that their restraint has been rathershabbilyrewarded.
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