shabby-genteel
基本解释
- adj. 死要面子的；穷摆架子的
英汉例句
- He is a tramp in shabby old clothes.
他是个衣衫褴褛的流浪者。 - An old man in shabby clothes come to the door.
一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。 - Strive for shabby genteel
穷讲究 - His shabby appearance creates a bad impression.
他那寒酸的样子给人留下不好的印象。 - An old man in shabby clothes came to the door.
一位衣衫褴褛的老人来到门前。
英英字典
- preserving or aspiring to the forms and manners of gentility despite appearing shabby