shabby
adj. 破旧的,衣衫褴褛的; 卑鄙的; 悭吝的; 低劣的,下流的
Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition.
His clothes were old and shabby...
他的衣服又旧又破。
He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
他从她身边经过,走进了一个狭小简陋的房间。
A person who is shabby is wearing old, worn clothes.
...a shabby, tall man with dark eyes.
一个黑眼睛、高个子、穿得破破烂烂的男子
If you describe someone's behaviour as shabby, you think they behave in an unfair or unacceptable way.
It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment...
真搞不懂为什么这个人就该受到如此不公正的待遇。
I knew it was shabby of me, but I couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed.
我知道我不应该这么想,但我还是不禁觉得有点失望。
1. showing signs of wear and tear;
2. mean and unworthy and despicable;
low, mean, cheap, shabby
这些形容词均有"卑鄙的,卑贱的,卑下的"之意。
They're ostentatiously shabby, his collars never clean and his tie's never tied properly.
他的衣服故意弄得十分寒酸, 领子从来都不平整,领带也从来不系好.
The boy's shabby appearance has gotten under his father's skin.
这男孩寒酸的样子使他老爸很不高兴.
Scholars in decline in the past looked miserable, and shabby.
旧时的破落文人大都一幅寒酸相.
He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者.
He even plays a shabby trick on his father.
他甚至同他的父亲玩弄卑鄙的手段.