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
mid 17th cent.: from dialect shab 'scab' (from a Germanic base meaning 'itch') + -y