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单词 shabby
释义
shabby
adjective
uk
/ˈʃæb.i/us
/ˈʃæb.i/

shabbyadjective(BAD CONDITION)

C1
lookingoldand inbadconditionbecause of being used for alongtimeor not beingcaredfor:
破烂的，破旧的
Heworea shabbyoldovercoat.他穿着一件破旧的大衣。
Herhomeis arentedone-bedroomapartmentin a shabbypartoftown.她的住所是一套租来的一居室公寓，位于城里很差的地段。
Therefugeeswere shabby(=woreoldclothesinbadcondition)andhungry.难民们衣衫褴褛，饥肠辘辘。
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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shabbyadjective(NOT FAIR)

C2
nothonourableorfair;unacceptable:
不光彩的；不公正的；不能接受的
Shespokeout about the shabby way thecasehad beenhandled.她揭露了处理现金的不正当手段。
The company'streatmentof women was shabby.这家公司对待女性十分不公。
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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Related words

shabbily
shabbiness

Idiom

not so shabby/not too shabby
(Definition ofshabbyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

shabby| American Dictionary

shabby
adjective
us
/ˈʃæb·i/

shabbyadjective(IN BAD CONDITION)

lookingoldand inbadconditionbecause ofwearorlackofcare:
The manworealong, shabbycoat.
Weparkednear Bobby’s shabbytrailer.

shabbyadjective(NOT FAIR)

notfairorshowingrespect;unacceptable:
Hersalaryis $305,000 thisyear– not too shabby(= verygenerous).
(Definition ofshabbyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshabby

shabby
The script's first description of the house is as dilapidated, shabbier than others on the street, with no carpets, no signs of occupation.
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We recently had theshabbyincident involving gratuities.
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The resumption of talks would lead to no more than ashabbydeal.
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They have had appallinglyshabbytreatment over the past few years and it is right that we should try to do something for them.
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The economics areshabby, the politics are tragic and the philosophy is left unsaid.
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A major piece of legislation was introduced in the mostshabbyway in the other place.
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To treat in such a cavalier manner a man whose life has been in grave danger is veryshabbytreatment indeed.
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A policy which encompasses both either reflects a lack of clear thinking or must be the result of ashabbypolitical compromise.
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The suggestion that we are in favour of the reduction of the wages of the miner is a gross andshabbylibel.
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Surely this is a veryshabbyway in which to respond to the faith that those people have placed in us.
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I think that that is ashabbyomission.
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I say the man who says that isshabbyin the extreme.
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I think that it is a littleshabby.
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The public will not put up withshabbysurroundings; the cinemas must be attractive places in themselves.
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Defending liberty does not always feel a fine or noble thing when what must be defended is itselfshabby, mean or nasty.
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