/ˈʃæbi ||; ˈʃæbɪ/adj1 in bad condition because of having been used or worn too much 破旧的;褴褛的: a shabby suit 一套破旧的衣服
2 (used about people) dressed in an untidy way; wearing clothes that are in bad condition (指人)衣衫褴褛的
3 (used about the way that sb is treated) unfair; not generous (指待遇)不公平的,小气的
➔shabbily /-ɪli ||; -ɪlɪ/ adv a shabbily-dressed man 一个衣衫褴褛的男子 · She felt she'd been treated shabbily by her employers. 她觉得受到雇主的不公平对待。