shabby學測 L6KK [ˈʃæbi] ｜ /ˈʃæbi/
破舊的；破爛的·卑鄙的；不厚道的
學測常考的外觀與人品雙義字
The shabby old couch still worked fine, but no guest wanted to sit on it.
那張破舊的舊沙發其實還能用，卻沒有客人願意坐上去。
一個畫面：起毛球舊外套
磨損掉色衣物或家具因老舊而褪色、磨損
縫補湊合破洞或裂縫只是勉強修補，看得出痕跡
拿不出手寒酸到令人尷尬，引申為人品卑劣、不厚道
義項
破舊家具C1adjective破舊的；破爛的
The old couch in the classroom is shabby, with torn fabric and a broken leg.
教室裡的舊沙發很破舊，布料破損，還有一支椅腳斷了。
a shabby houseshabby clothes
卑劣行徑B2adjective卑鄙的；不厚道的
It was shabby of him to blame his little brother for the mistake.
把錯怪在弟弟身上，他這樣做很卑鄙。
a shabby trickshabby treatment
片語
shabby chic做舊風格 →刻意做舊的復古裝潢風
shabby treatment惡劣對待 →很不厚道的對待方式
look shabby外表寒酸 →外觀破舊寒酸的樣子
你會不會這樣說？
The little dog looked ___ after running in the rain. (shabby / chubby)
看答案
shabby
shabby 是「破舊的」，chubby 是「圓胖的」，字形相近但意思不同。
'It was shabby of him to blame his little brother for the mistake.' 這裡的 shabby 最接近哪個意思？(A) 破舊過時 (B) 卑鄙不厚道 (C) 個性沉靜
看答案
(B)
此句形容行為卑劣，對應「卑鄙的；不厚道的」義項，非外觀破舊。
字族
shabbily 寒酸地；卑鄙地・shabbiness 破舊；卑鄙