| 词汇 | creaking |
| 释义 | creaking present 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 creakingcreaking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The creaking of a door, the cracking of the tone produced by a badly handled bow on a string instrument are examples of vacillating sounds. Institutions formed in one epoch could respond to fresh demands from new class forces only with much creaking of the joints. On this track, moans combine with metallic, reverbed clicking and clattering, and gradually these give way to creaking and stranger vocalising. While this does not make it an antique, it is nevertheless creaking a little given the pace of research in evolutionary biology and systematics - the primary subjects of this volume. Such was the groaning and creaking. It winds along, creaking, for two hours. He said that statistics were like a rather creaking machine and were not always relevant to the problem being faced. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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 It has proved a great deal better than the poll tax, but it is creaking at the seams now. 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 It is no wonder that the social security budget 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 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 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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