shabbily
adverb uk/ˈʃæb.əl.i/ us/ˈʃæb.əl.i/
(BAD CONDITION)
破烂地，破旧地
in a way that looks old and in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for
shabbily dressed
It was a mean, shabbily furnished room, with a bed in it. 那是一个简陋，家具破烂的房间，里面有一张床。
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- Standing in front of her was a tall, shabbily dressed man who looked as if he hadn't shaved in weeks.
- She has organized the trip, a journey through India aboard a shabbily elegant train.
- We met in his shabbily grand wood-panelled room in London.
(NOT FAIRLY)
不光彩地;不公正地;不能接受地
in a way that is withouthonour, unfair, or unacceptable
The hostages were shabbily treated when they came home. 人质回家后受到了粗暴的对待。
They treated strangers shabbily in order to feel better about themselves. 他们粗暴地对待陌生人来让自己感觉好一点。
See: shabby
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- I felt I had behaved a little shabbily.
- Industry leaders said the report is misleading and shabbily researched.
- You've treated your family pretty shabbily, you know.