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

• He rides a rickety old bicycle.
  他骑一辆摇摇晃晃的破车。
• The chair is rickety.
  椅子直活动。
• 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。
• The rickety chair fell apart.
  这张不稳的椅子倒塌下来。
• This chair is rather rickety.
  这椅子歪歪倒倒。
• 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。
• The car proceeded over the rickety bridge with caution.
  汽车小心地在摇晃的桥上前进。
• The rickety bridge is one that's kind of a rope bridge.
  摆桥是索桥的一种。
• He followed her up a rickety staircase to a squalid bedsit
  他跟着她上了一段摇摇晃晃的楼梯，来到了一间邋遢的卧室起居室两用房间。