shabby

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Xấu xí, cũ kỹ

BrE /ˈʃæbɪ/ AmE /ˈʃæbɪ/

adjective en → vi

1 LOOK [attributive / predicative] B1

Xấu xí, cũ kỹ

looking old and not well cared for; in bad condition

  • a shabby building/house
  • look/shabby

Collocations shabby clothes · shabby furniture

  • The old house was looking very shabby.

    Căn nhà cũ trông rất xập xệ.

2 BEHAVE [attributive / predicative] B2

Thô lỗ, bất lịch sự

behaving in a rude or unpleasant way; not polite or respectful

  • shabby treatment
  • behave/shabbily

Collocations shabby manners · shabby behavior

  • The staff treated us very shabbily.

    Nhân viên đã đối xử với chúng tôi rất thô lỗ.