| 词汇 | rickety |
| 释义 | rickety adjective uk /ˈrɪk.ə.ti/ us /ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i/ in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break: 快要散架的；摇摇晃晃的；不结实的 Careful! That chair's a bit rickety.小心！那把椅子不结实。 She slowly climbed the rickety wooden steps.她慢慢爬上摇摇欲坠的的木楼梯。 figurativeThe recession put a lot of strain on an already rickety economic system.经济衰退期使本来就摇摇欲坠的经济体系雪上加霜。 breaking easily weakIf trees do not get enough water they become weak. strongSteel is a very strong material. flimsyThere was only a flimsy inflatable raft between him and the raging river ricketyWe climbed up the rickety wooden stairs. fragileSome objects are too fragile to be moved between the museums. delicateShe carefully wrapped up the delicate glass ornaments. In bad condition battered battle-scarred be on the skidsidiom beat someone up blasted have seen better daysidiom hors de combat impaired in decay in good, bad, etc. repairidiom run someone/something down sad scarred scuffed shabbily the worse for wearidiom well worn worm-eaten worn out worse You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Fragile and breakable rickety | American Dictionaryrickety adjective us/ˈrɪk·ɪ·t̬i/ in bad condition or weak and therefore likely to break: a rickety old chair Examples of ricketyrickety During these numerous hospitalizations, my wife was always allowed to sleep in my room on an uncomfortable, rickety cot. The said carpenter was discovered on all fours, steadying with his breast the rickety structure above. Those should be the three pillars of this at present rickety temple. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have also introduced a review of utility regulation because the framework that we inherited for consumer regulation was deeply flawed and rickety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our bridges in the past have been very rickety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Both are wedded to keeping our dear old rickety tax machine in virtually its present state. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were kept in darkness, and without iron or roughage in their diet, they were rickety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think his very timely speech last year perhaps had a slight effect on an already rather rickety structure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Bringing in massive agrarian economies will make the rickety structure collapse unless it is thoroughly reformed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not because they have children running around with little, rickety, wooden wheelbarrows or because of the exploitation of children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But is he not propping up a rickety building? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We began to see the old machines—some of the rickety lathes, and machine tools with a lot too much play and tolerance—gradually being replaced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This time, they offer the prospect of success from an even more rickety machine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There comes a time when a rickety structure has to be altered fundamentally if it is to be any use at all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Do we want to see once again a rickety generation of children? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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