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

• 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。
• Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
  莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。
• The chair is a bit rickety ( or shaky).
  这椅子有点儿摇晃。
• Locals eat and chat on rickety chairs and tables.
  当地人坐在倾斜的桌子或椅子上聊天和吃饭。
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• The rickety bridge is one that's kind of a rope bridge.
  摆桥是索桥的一种。
• He rides a rickety old bicycle.
  他骑一辆摇摇晃晃的破车。
• The rickety chair fell apart.
  这张不稳的椅子倒塌下来。
• As Dorian hurried up its three rickety steps, the heavy odour of opium met him.
  道林快步走上那三级不住晃动的梯级时，闻到了浓重的鸦片烟味。
• Don't use that old cart; it's rickety.
  不要用那破马车，因为它摇摇晃晃的。