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 rickety strip of cheap, low-rise bars is not popular with the local police.
  这些低矮、摇摇欲坠的酒吧受到了当地警方的特别关照。
• The rickety bridge is one that's kind of a rope bridge.
  摆桥是索桥的一种。
• At8 o'clock Saturday morning, I was going through the same rickety door of Mike's house.
  星期六早上8点，我又穿过了迈克家那扇摇晃着的大门。
• We had to climb some rickety old steps.
  我们只得爬摇摇欲坠的旧楼梯。
• I had built a rather rickety hut.
  我盖好了一间不太牢固的小屋。
• The rickety chair fell apart.
  这张不稳的椅子倒塌下来。
• 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。
• The rickety barn needs repairing.
  这个东倒西歪的粮仓该修理了。
• He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit
  他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。
• Now, you should know, burning why does the red magnetic iron absorb the truth of rickety nail.
  现在，你该知道，烧得通红的磁铁为什么吸不牢铁钉的道理了。