down-at-heel

1. ADJ Something that is down-at-heel is in bad condition because it has been used too much or has not been cared for properly. If you say that someone is down-at-heel, you mean that they are wearing old, worn clothes because they have little money. 破爛不堪的; 衣服破舊的[usu ADJ n]

...a down-at-heel disco in central East Berlin. ...一間東柏林中心地段破爛不堪的迪斯科舞廳。

...a down-at-heel waitress in a greasy New York diner. ...紐約一家油膩膩的餐廳里的一位穿著破舊的女侍者。