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

• 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。
• The car proceeded over the rickety bridge with caution.
  汽车小心地在摇晃的桥上前进。
• 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。
• Rickety and uncomfortable old bicycle or car
  （摇晃而使人难受的）旧自行车或汽车
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
  莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。
• The rickety bridge is one that's kind of a rope bridge.
  摆桥是索桥的一种。
• When lights fuse, furniture gets rickety, pipes get clogged.
  电灯保险丝断了，家具因榫头运动而东倒西歪了，水管堵塞了。
• The chair is rickety.
  椅子直活动。
• The bed is rickety [ unstable].
  这床不牢。