rickety

英 [ˈrɪkəti]

美 [ˈrɪkəti]

adj.  不结实的; 不稳固的; 易折断的

GRETEM8医学

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

• Practice session over, we make our way down to the beach, finishing our journey down to the shore with a rickety ladder and rope.
  练习结束，我们艰难地下到海滩，完成了利用摇晃的梯子和绳子下到海滨的旅程。
• We had to climb some rickety old steps.
  我们只得爬摇摇欲坠的旧楼梯。
• The rickety bridge is one that's kind of a rope bridge.
  摆桥是索桥的一种。
• Don't use that old cart; it's rickety.
  不要用那破马车，因为它摇摇晃晃的。
• 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。
• She started off down the rickety stairs.
  她举步走下摇摇欲坠的楼梯。
• She started off down the rickety stairs with me behind her.
  她起身在我前面走下摇摇晃晃的楼梯。
• The rickety barn needs repairing.
  这个东倒西歪的粮仓该修理了。
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• 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。