(of cloth, clothing, etc. )织物、衣服等 old and thin because it has been used a lot 穿旧的;磨薄的;破旧的 a threadbare carpet 磨薄了的地毯 The carpets had worn rather threadbare. 地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
(of an argument, excuse, etc. )论点、借口等 that does not have much effect, especially because it has been used too much 老一套的;陈腐的 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- wear something
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …