rickety

• adj. 摇晃的；虚弱的；患佝偻病的

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》