| 词汇 | creak |
| 释义 | creak verb[ I ] uk /kriːk/ us /kriːk/ When a door, floorboard, etc. creaks, it makes a long low sound when it moves or is moved: （门、地板等）嘎吱作响 The door creaked on its hinges.门打开时合页处嘎吱作响。 I heard the floorboards creak as he crept closer.他蹑手蹑脚走近时我听见地板嘎吱嘎吱地响。 Synonym squeak Compare screechverb Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away crunch honk plop resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking creak noun[ C ] uk /kriːk/ us /kriːk/ a noise made when something creaks: 嘎吱声 I heard a creak on the stairs.我听见楼梯上嘎吱一声响。 Sounds made by objects, movement or impact bang around bleep boop choo-choo chuff clap along click away crunch honk plop resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking creak | American Dictionarycreak verb[ I ] us/krik/ to make a high noise, usually caused by a stiff material such as wood or metal that is made to move slightly: The old floorboards creaked when I walked across the floor. He heard a prison cell door creak open and slam shut. creaknoun[ C ]us/krik/ The kitchen door has an annoying creak when you close it. creakyadjectiveus/ˈkri·ki/ a creaky elevator Examples of creakcreak The principle that the users of the tunnel should pay for the burden of debt interest is obviously creaking loudly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our current company law is creaking with age. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As at present organised, they are constantly groaning and creaking under the burden of their increased criminal business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What we need is the efficient management of a system which creaks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Examining boards are often creaking under strain and disillusioned students are weary of taking exam after exam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I submit that that is a mistake and that it propagates a system that is creaking at the seams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two ways of reforming any part of our system which is creaking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course the system is creaking at the limits; that is the problem we seek to remedy through the public-private partnership. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The system that we have had in this country is creaking under the strain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The union itself is creaking at the joints and its future is uncertain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They sound all very well until one remembers how much our parliamentary system is creaking from an overload at the moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There has been the problem of obtaining ever-increasing revenue from the rating system, which has been creaking at the seams. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not the whole machinery of medical certification creaking with anomalies, and badly in need of a complete overhaul? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are simple improvements of a type that we never get around to—like mending the staircase that always creaked in grandad's day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She must face the truth that the capitalist system is creaking at the joints. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of creak These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. 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