shabby
adj. 破舊的,衣衫襤褸的; 卑鄙的; 慳吝的; 低劣的,下流的
Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition.
His clothes were old and shabby...
他的衣服又舊又破。
He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
他從她身邊經過,走進了一個狹小簡陋的房間。
A person who is shabby is wearing old, worn clothes.
...a shabby, tall man with dark eyes.
一個黑眼睛、高個子、穿得破破爛爛的男子
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...
真搞不懂為什麼這個人就該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.
我知道我不應該這麼想,但我還是不禁覺得有點失望。
1. showing signs of wear and tear;
2. mean and unworthy and despicable;
low, mean, cheap, shabby
這些形容詞均有"卑鄙的,卑賤的,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, 領子從來都不平整,領帶也從來不繫好.
The boy's shabby appearance has gotten under his father's skin.
這男孩寒酸的樣子使他老爸很不高興.
Scholars in decline in the past looked miserable, and shabby.
舊時的破落文人大都一幅寒酸相.
He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
他是個衣衫襤褸的流浪者.
He even plays a shabby trick on his father.
他甚至同他的父親玩弄卑鄙的手段.