shabby
adjective uk/ˈʃæb.i/ us/ˈʃæb.i/
(BAD CONDITION)
C1 破烂的,破旧的
looking old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for
He wore a shabby old overcoat. 他穿着一件破旧的大衣。
Her home is a rented one-bedroom apartment in a shabby part of town. 她的住所是一套租来的一居室公寓,位于城里很差的地段。
The refugees were shabby (= wore old clothes in bad condition) and hungry. 难民们衣衫褴褛,饥肠辘辘。
(NOT FAIR)
C2 不光彩的;不公正的;不能接受的
not honourable or fair; unacceptable
She spoke out about the shabby way the case had been handled. 她揭露了处理现金的不正当手段。
The company's treatment of women was shabby. 这家公司对待女性十分不公。
Idiom
not so shabby/not too shabbyidiom informal 不错;不赖
used for saying that something is good
It was a not so shabby week for the team, who had three wins. 这个队本周还不错,已经赢了三场。