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 barn needs repairing.
  这个东倒西歪的粮仓该修理了。
• Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
  莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。
• 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。
• The chair is a bit rickety ( or shaky).
  这椅子有点儿摇晃。
• The bed is rickety [ unstable].
  这床不牢。
• This entire rickety structure was hanging from the limb of an enormous leafy tree.
  这整个快要散架的搭建物吊挂在一棵枝繁叶茂的大树的枝杈上。
• 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。
• The car proceeded over the rickety bridge with caution.
  汽车小心地在摇晃的桥上前进。
• In the front room upstairs were three rickety beds with no mosquito nets and a single square table.
  楼上的前楼摆着三只没有蚊帐的破床，却只有一张方桌子。
• We had to climb some rickety old steps.
  我们只得爬摇摇欲坠的旧楼梯。