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- Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 骄傲可能会潜藏在穿旧的斗篷下。
- threadbare excuses. 陈腐的借口。
- He's always making excuses for being late. 他迟到总是有藉口。
- His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence). 他的藉口站不住脚，很快就没词儿了(不作声了).
- He always trots out the same old excuses for being late. 他每次迟到总是重复那一套藉口。
- It's no good; you can't get round the issue by making excuses. 这样是没有用的; 你不能制造借口回避这个问题。
- I'm late for work every day, and I'm running short of excuses. 我每天迟到，现在找不到什麽藉口了。
- He made his excuses (ie He apologized) and left the meeting. 他表示歉意後就离开了会场。
- Make my excuses to your wife, I'm sorry to miss her birthday party. 请代我向你夫人致歉,我很遗憾没能参加她的生日聚会。
- Threadbare or tattered clothing. 破旧衣服穿旧的或破了的衣服
- A frayed or threadbare spot, as on fabric. 磨损处（如织物上的）磨散或磨光绒毛之处
- The carpets had worn rather threadbare. 地毯已磨得相当破旧了。
- English: Pride may lurk under a threadbare cloak. 中文:骄傲可能潜藏在旧斗篷下。
- He made excuses to linger on the stairs. 他找借口故意在楼梯口上磨磨蹭蹭。
- He had thrummed upon this topic till it is threadbare. 他对这个问题一再发言已使它成为陈词滥调。
- She served up the usual excuses for being late. 她又端出老一套藉口为迟到辩解.
- She offered a variety of excuses. 她提出了各种各样的借口。
- Such threadbare coats and trousers never were seen in Rag Fair. 这样破破烂烂的衣服就是连在旧衣市场也看不到。
- She is always making excuses for breaking the rule. 她总是为她违反规定找借口。
- They want deliveries on time, not excuses. 他们需要的是按时交货，而不是借口。
