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 chair is a bit rickety ( or shaky).
  这椅子有点儿摇晃。
• He rides a rickety old bicycle.
  他骑一辆摇摇晃晃的破车。
• She started off down the rickety stairs.
  她举步走下摇摇欲坠的楼梯。
• 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。
• We had to climb some rickety old steps.
  我们只得爬摇摇欲坠的旧楼梯。
• Rickety and uncomfortable old bicycle or car
  （摇晃而使人难受的）旧自行车或汽车
• Though the bridge is a bit rickety, there is no immediate danger in walking over it.
  桥虽然有点摇晃，但在上面走还不会有什么危险。
• 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。
• 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。
• The bed is rickety [ unstable].
  这床不牢。