| 词汇 | creaked |
| 释义 | creaked past simple and past participle ofcreak 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 honk peal resonance rumble spit squeak susurrus swoosh thrum thunk tick-tock ticking whisper Examples of creakedcreaked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The machinery might well have creaked and groaned, but printers and authors could still have felt intimidated by its operation. Windmills - part of the landscape of most early modern towns - creaked as they turned and their canvas sails flapped. Its machinery has creaked a great deal, but it has moved, and moved with effect. 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 Let me admit that it has creaked in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has creaked in lots of respects and in a number of ways. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our machine, however, has creaked in another place, where, perhaps, it would not be expected to creak. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hinges of the case creaked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Over the years the teachers' bargaining machinery has certainly creaked at the joints from time to time, but that in no way justifies sweeping aside the whole machinery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The door then creaked and slammed shut, followed by a repeat of the show's ominous theme music. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The three-floor structure was framed with large wooden posts and beams, supporting massive floor planks which creaked and groaned underfoot. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The boys feared the groaning of the dying, and when the stairs creaked, we knew why - they were bearing out the dead. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These originally were not universally accepted because miners complained that whereas timber supports creaked when they began to break, which acted as a warning, steel supports did not. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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