The coat is worn threadbare.這件外衣已經穿舊了。The carpets had worn rather threadbare.地毯已磨得相當破舊了。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse;
"bromidic sermons""his remarks were trite and commonplace""hackneyed phrases""a stock answer""repeating threadbare jokes""parroting some timeworn axiom""the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"
2. having the nap worn away so that the threads show through;