rickety
英 ['rɪkɪtɪ]
美 ['rɪkəti]
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rickety 不稳固的来自 rickets,佝偻病，-y,形容词后缀。比喻用法。
- rickety (adj.)
- "liable to fall down," 1680s, from rickets (with + -y (2)), via notion of "weak, unhealthy." Literal sense is from c. 1720 but never common in English. Of material things, from 1799.
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.
- 莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was precautious in crossing the rickety bridge.
- 走过这座摇摇晃晃的桥时他小心翼翼.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. The rickety barn needs repairing.
- 这个东倒西歪的粮仓该修理了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. The chair is a bit rickety [ shaky ] .
- 这椅子有点 摇晃.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
