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

• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• The chair is rickety.
  椅子直活动。
• 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。
• 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。
• Rickety and uncomfortable old bicycle or car
  （摇晃而使人难受的）旧自行车或汽车
• He rides a rickety old bicycle.
  他骑一辆摇摇晃晃的破车。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。