shabby

adj.

1. 破旧的；破败的；破烂的
   in poor condition because they have been used a lot
   1. She wore shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.
      她穿着一条破旧的牛仔裤和一件T恤衫。
2. 衣着破旧的
   badly dressed in clothes that have been worn a lot
   1. The old man was shabby and unkempt.
      老头蓬头垢面，衣衫褴褛。
3. 不公正的；不讲理的
   unfair or unreasonable
   1. She tried to make up for her shabby treatment of him.
      她先前待他不好，这时候想弥补一下。

1. ADJ-GRADED 破旧的;破败的;破烂的
   Shabby things or places look old and in bad condition.
   1. His clothes were old and shabby...
      他的衣服又旧又破。
   2. He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
      他从她身边经过，走进了一个狭小简陋的房间。
   3. ...one of the shabbiest and poorest areas of London.
      伦敦最贫穷、最肮脏的地区之一
2. ADJ-GRADED (人)衣着破旧的;衣衫褴褛的
   A person who is shabby is wearing old, worn clothes.
   1. ...a shabby, tall man with dark eyes.
      一个黑眼睛、高个子、穿得破破烂烂的男子
3. ADJ-GRADED (行为)不公正的，卑鄙的，卑劣的,令人无法接受的
   If you describe someone's behaviour as shabby, you think they behave in an unfair or unacceptable way.
   1. It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment...
      真搞不懂为什么这个人就该受到如此不公正的待遇。
   2. I knew it was shabby of me, but I couldn't help feeling slightly disappointed.
      我知道我不应该这么想，但我还是不禁觉得有点失望。

1. She was ashamed that she looked so shabby
   她因为自己衣衫褴褛而感到无地自容。
2. The flat was small but attractive, if rather shabby
   虽然有些老旧，这仍不失为一个漂亮的小公寓。
3. He looked unshaven, shabby, and down-and-out.
   他看上去胡子拉碴、衣衫褴褛、穷困潦倒。
4. Selling their fans short in such a shabby way is not acceptable.
   如此过分地怠慢他们的崇拜者令人无法接受。
5. His clothes were old and shabby
   他的衣服又旧又破。
6. He walked past her into a tiny, shabby room.
   他从她身边经过，走进了一个狭小简陋的房间。
7. It was hard to say why the man deserved such shabby treatment
   真搞不懂为什么这个人就该受到如此不公正的待遇。
8. A small shabby man was trotting beside Bardi trying to get his attention.
   一个衣衫褴褛的矮个子男人在巴迪身边碎步急行而过，想要引起他的注意。
9. The other house got old and shabby, and that cut into the value.
   周围的房子都破旧不堪，这使他房子的价值降低了。
10. Another woman came along the small lane with half of her hair grey, dressed in a shabby clothing.
    小路上又来了一个女人，也是半白头发，褴褛的衣裙；
11. It was a shabby restaurant.
    这是一个简陋的餐厅。
12. We sat down on a shabby old sofa.
    我们在一张破旧的沙发上坐下来。
13. But his boots and trousers were shabby.
    但他的靴子和裤子却破旧不堪。
14. She is wearing a cotton dress and shabby shoes.
    穿着一件破旧的外衣她穿着布衣和破旧的鞋。
15. The head waiter's eyes fell on his shabby trousers and boots.
    领班的眼光就落到他破旧的裤子和靴子上。
16. My clothing became so shabby that I was ashamed to go to school.
    我身上的衣服太破了，我都不好意思去上学了。
17. His shabby clothes argue him to be a poor man.
    他褴褛的衣衫表明他是个穷人。
18. He was dingily dressed in an old jumper and shabby trousers.
    他穿着旧的短上衣和破烂的长裤，灰不溜秋的。
19. His clothes were shabby, and he presented a marked contrast to all that she now seemed to be.
    他衣衫褴褛，和她现在的情况相比，他恰恰形成了一个鲜明的对照。
20. He wore shabby old overcoat, dirty and full of holes.
    他穿着一件破旧的大衣，又肮脏又满是破洞。
21. In a corner, a man in shabby clothes dozed in a comfortable chair.
    在一个角落里，一个衣着褴褛的男人正坐在舒适的椅子上打盹。
22. He still lives worse than they do, in a shabby rented house crammed with compatriots.
    如今他仍然比他们生活的差，他和他的同胞们挤在租来的破旧小屋里。
23. My clothes are quite shabby at the side of yours.
    与你相比，我的衣裳就显得太破旧了。
24. She worn shabby old jeans and a T-shirt.
    他穿着一条破旧的牛仔裤和一件T恤衫。
25. He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
    他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者。
26. His coat was old and shabby, but hewas unwilling to buy a new one.
    他的衣服已经很破旧了，可是不肯买一件新的。
27. She looked at his shabby clothes with distaste.
    她厌恶地看着他褴褛的衣衫。
28. Without me, you are just a shabby little bird feather.
    没有我你只是根破烂的小鸟毛。
29. She is all the more beautiful for her shabby clothing (= because her clothing is shabby).
    即使她衣衫褴褛，却显得更美丽了。
30. What if my trousers is shabby and worn; they cover a warm heart.
    我的裤子破破烂烂又怎么样，它遮掩着的是一颗热情的心哪。

  shabby dingy dowdy grubby【导航词义：脏的，破旧的】

  shabby adj. 破旧的，破烂的

〔辨析〕指衣物、场所等因长期使用或照管不善而变得肮脏破旧的。

  dingy adj. 肮脏的

〔辨析〕通常指某处所阴暗、肮脏、状况很糟的。

  dowdy adj. 邋遢的；过时的

〔辨析〕尤指女人不整洁的，也指衣着等过时的。

  grubby adj. 肮脏的，不洁的

〔辨析〕指人或物不干净且需要清洗的，喻指行为或活动不道德的。

adj

1. mean and unworthy and despicable
   1. shabby treatment

2. showing signs of wear and tear
   1. a ratty old overcoat
   2. shabby furniture
   3. an old house with dirty windows and tatty curtains

   Synonym:    moth-eatenrattytatty