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单词 shabbiness
释义
shabbiness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/us
/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/

shabbinessnoun[U](BAD APPEARANCE)

thequalityoflookingoldor inbadconditionbecause of being used for alongtimeor not beingcaredfor:
Julianoticedthe shabbiness of the well-washedpaintworkand thecracksin theceiling.
Thetrainitself has anelegantshabbiness to it.
More examples
  • Theafternoonsunlightpouredthrough thetallwindowandshowedup the shabbiness of thecurtains.
  • Hislipstightenedas henotedthe shabbiness andpoorqualityfurnishings.
  • I wasshockedat the shabbiness of herclothes.
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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shabbinessnoun[U](UNFAIRNESS)

thequalityof being withouthonour,unfair, orunacceptable:
不光彩；不公正；不能容忍的行为
We should notignorethe shabbiness anddishonestyoftheirpolitics.我们不应忽视他们在政治上的卑鄙和不诚实。
He isawareof his ownmoralshabbiness inseekingtosavehimself byditchinghiswife.他很清楚抛弃妻子来拯救自己的行为在道德上是非常卑鄙的。
See
shabby
More examples
  • I don'tclaimfor a second that thiskindof shabbiness isuniqueto thisparty.
  • When a man has got areputationas aleaderhe mayindulgehimself inalmostany shabbiness.
  • I mustprotestabout the shabbiness of the Court'sruling.
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 ofshabbinessfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
shabbiness
noun[U]
uk
/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/us
/ˈʃæb.i.nəs/

shabbinessnoun[U](UNFAIRNESS)

thequalityof being withouthonour,unfair, orunacceptable
不光彩；不公正；不能容忍的行为
We should notignorethe shabbiness anddishonestyoftheirpolitics.我们不应忽视他们在政治上的卑鄙和不诚实。
He isawareof his ownmoralshabbiness inseekingtosavehimself byditchinghiswife.他很清楚抛弃妻子来拯救自己的行为在道德上是非常卑鄙的。
See
shabby
More examples
  • I don'tclaimfor a second that thiskindof shabbiness isuniqueto thisparty.
  • When a man has got areputationas aleaderhe mayindulgehimself inalmostany shabbiness.
  • I mustprotestabout the shabbiness of the Court'sruling.

Examplesofshabbiness

shabbiness
The contrast is between earlier heroic struggles and theshabbinessof modern political farce.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I have been struck by theshabbinessof the arguments which have been advanced by otherwise intelligent men in support of this despicable measure.
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This really isshabbinesscarried to an extremity.
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The result has been the increasingshabbiness, poverty and unemployment of the people of this country.
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At best, it may be said that a certainshabbinessin public goods might be endured for the benefit of some.
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I recall particularly theshabbinessof the coats of those unselfish women, who for many years had been unable to afford new clothes for themselves.
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There is too muchshabbinessand squalor, and there is often a drugs culture.
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They leave off that collar; they come toshabbiness.
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They feel that they have been treated with appallingshabbinessunder phase 3 over their justifiable demand to have their pay situation treated as an anomaly.
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I apologise for the total inadequacy and theshabbinessof my intervention at this stage in the wholly unforeseen circumstances of my being present here this afternoon.
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That is another example ofshabbiness.
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As of 2012, however, the corridor included some pockets of shuttered stores and creepingshabbinessand local planners were in the first stages of efforts to revitalize the corridor.
From
Wikipedia
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