shabby

詞意辨析：

low, mean, cheap, shabby

這些形容詞均有“卑鄙的、卑賤的、卑下的”之意。
low: 指行為卑鄙、可恥、不文明，可引申指庸俗。
mean: 指行為卑鄙，自私，為人們所不齒。
cheap: 側重指人或物的品質低劣，下賤。
shabby: 指行為的不公和卑劣而使人感到不屑和輕蔑。shabby

詞型變化：

名詞:shabbiness 副詞:shabbily 形容詞比較級:shabbier 最高級:shabbiest 

英文解釋：

形容詞 shabby:

1. showing signs of wear and tear
   同義詞：moth-eaten, ratty, tatty
2. mean and unworthy and despicable

 

例句：

1. Her shabby appearance drew sniggers from the guests.
   她樣子寒酸，客人不禁暗自發笑。
2. His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.
   他那寒酸的樣子給人留下不好的印象。
3. She is all the more beautiful for her shabby clothing (=because her clothing is shabby).
   即使她衣衫襤褸，卻顯得更美麗了。
4. She is none the less beautiful for her shabby clothing.
   即使她衣衫襤褸，卻仍然美麗。
5. Of inferior quality; shabby.
   品質低劣的; 寒酸的
6. He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
   他是個衣衫襤褸的流浪者。
7. You look rather shabby in those clothes.
   你穿那種衣服顯得很蹩腳。