out at elbow

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition. not-comparable
    — [T]he children [...] went about in shabby, out-at-elbow clothes, and much worn boots.
  2. In needy circumstances. not-comparable
    — There was an old soldier who had been long in the wars—so long, that he was quite out-at-elbows, and did not know where to go to find a living.

词形变化

out-at-elbow alternative out at elbows alternative
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