shabby

shabby
(shabbier, shabbiest)
  1. in poor condition through long use or lack of care
    破旧的,破烂的
    a conscript in a shabby uniform saluted the car.
    一个穿着破旧制服的士兵向汽车敬礼。
    ■dressed in old or worn clothes
    衣服褴褛的
    ■(of behaviour) mean and unfair
    (行为)卑鄙的
    Snooping, was he? That's a shabby trick.
    他偷看,是吧?这招真卑鄙。
派生
shabbily
adverb
shabbiness
noun
语源
  1. mid 17th cent.: from dialect shab 'scab' (from a Germanic base meaning 'itch') + -y
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