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

• 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。
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• The chair is rickety.
  椅子直活动。
• 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。
• The bed is rickety [ unstable].
  这床不牢。
• Don't use that old cart; it's rickety.
  不要用那破马车，因为它摇摇晃晃的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Though the bridge is a bit rickety, there is no immediate danger in walking over it.
  桥虽然有点摇晃，但在上面走还不会有什么危险。
• 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。