threadbare

1. ADJ Threadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. (衣物、地毯等)破旧的; 磨薄的

She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. 她盘腿坐在那块破旧地毯的一方上。

2. ADJ If you describe an activity, an idea, or an argument as threadbare, you mean that it is very weak, or inadequate, or old and no longer interesting. (活动、想法、论点等)软弱无力的; 陈旧乏味的

...the government's threadbare domestic policies. ...政府陈腐的国内政策。