shabby
adj
(-ier, -iest)
1
(a) (of things) in poor condition through much use or being badly cared for (指东西)因使用过久或照管不善而破旧的
a shabby dress, chair, room 破旧的连衣裙、 椅子、 房间
a tramp in shabby old clothes 衣衫褴褛的流浪者.
(b) (of people) poorly dressed (指人)衣著寒酸的
You look rather shabby in those clothes. 你穿著那种衣服显得很寒酸.
2 (fig 比喻) (of behaviour) mean and unfair; dishonourable (指行为)卑鄙而不正当的, 不光彩的
a shabby excuse 卑劣的藉口
play a shabby trick on sb 对某人耍鬼花招.
Through my hands and fingers, I heard the sounds that one hears on a farm, the noises made by cows, horses, chickens and pigs.
通过手和手指,我听到了人们通常在农场所听到的声音--即牛、马、鸡、猪等叫出的声音。
Among the different types of bee, it is the honey bee that has most interested scientists because of the language they use to communicate with each other.