threadbare
🇺🇸
/ˈθredber/
🇬🇧
/ˈθredbeə(r)/
adjective
R
very worn out, usually because of age or extensive use
His coat was threadbare after many years of wear.
他的外套穿了很多年後變得破舊.
R
lacking in effectiveness or interest because of overuse
His excuses had become threadbare and unconvincing.
他的藉口變得陳腐且令人不信服.
translation
破舊的, 陳腐的