The shabby, threadbare dress, in its best days, couldn't have been labeled a "gown."there was no train, no veil . 那身破旧褴褛的衣服,在新的时候也不能算是“礼服”。即没有拖裙,也没有面纱。
The defense department generally defended its existing programs, though the rationale for them was growing threadbare . 一般来说,国防部总是为自己的现有计划辩护,尽管这些计划的论据已日益陈腐。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak 骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。
Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak 骄傲可能披著老一套的外衣出现。
Talk about getting something had become even too threadbare and ridiculous for him 关于要找事做的那套话,连他自己都觉得乏味可笑。