rickety

英 [ˈrɪkəti]

美 [ˈrɪkəti]

adj.  不结实的; 不稳固的; 易折断的

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BNC.20514 / COCA.14346

牛津词典

adj.

• 不结实的；不稳固的；易折断的
  not strong or well made; likely to break
  1. a rickety chair
     摇摇晃晃的椅子

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （结构、家具）摇摇晃晃的，摇摇欲坠的，不牢固的
  Aricketystructure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break.
  1. Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
     莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。

英英释义

adj

• lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality
  1. a feeble old woman
  2. her body looked sapless
  Synonym:decrepitdebilefeebleinfirmsaplessweakweakly
• inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  1. a rickety table
  2. a wobbly chair with shaky legs
  3. the ladder felt a little wobbly
  4. the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
  Synonym:shakywobblywonky
• affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
  1. rickety limbs and joints
  2. a rachitic patient
  Synonym:rachitic

双语例句

• The bed is rickety [ unstable].
  这床不牢。
• I feel the ground tremble, the trees in the rickety, glass on panes.
  我感觉大地在颤抖，树木在摇晃，玻璃在作响。
• On the rickety bridge you're swaying in the breeze hundreds of feet above the water, the bridge seems unstable.
  在摇摇摆摆的桥上面，你在几百尺高的水上悬着，在微风中荡来荡去，桥似乎也不稳。
• Don't use that old cart; it's rickety.
  不要用那破马车，因为它摇摇晃晃的。
• The car proceeded over the rickety bridge with caution.
  汽车小心地在摇晃的桥上前进。
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• I had built a rather rickety hut.
  我盖好了一间不太牢固的小屋。
• She started off down the rickety stairs with me behind her.
  她起身在我前面走下摇摇晃晃的楼梯。
• A few rickety pop stars took part in the farewell concert.
  几名老朽流行歌星参加了告别音乐会。
• We had to climb some rickety old steps.
  我们只得爬摇摇欲坠的旧楼梯。