He wore a shabby old coat.
他穿着一件破旧的外套。
Select the best synonym for the word “shabby”:
C — worn. “shabby” means adj. in poor condition through long use or lack of care
He wore an old, ______ coat with big holes at both of the elbows.
D — shabby. “shabby” means adj. in poor condition through long use or lack of care
shabby — adj. in poor condition through long use or lack of care. In Chinese: 破旧的，衣衫褴褛的.
shabby is pronounced /ˈʃæbi/. It breaks into 2 syllables: shab · by.
He wore a shabby old coat. (他穿着一件破旧的外套。)
worn, tattered, rundown — all close in meaning to shabby (adj. in poor condition through long use or lack of care).
Yes. shabby appears on the iSEE Vocab Basic list, which covers 2445 words for the ISEE and SSAT.