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Rickety Things Fall Rɪkəti Adj.摇摇欲倒的 Cart 不要用那破马车,因为它摇摇晃晃的 Inclined

Front rickety
Pron ['rɪkəti]
Back 【rickety】
adj.摇摇欲倒的
Don't use that old cart; it's rickety.
不要用那破马车,因为它摇摇晃晃的。
Vocab
ricketyinclined to shake as from weakness or defect

Something rickety — like an old shack — is shaky and likely to fall down because it's fragile.

Some buildings are sturdy, solid, and strong. Others are rickety: rickety things might blow over from a slight breeze. Rickety things are poorly designed or have just become rickety because of aging. Rickety things tend to shake, which is a sign they might fall apart any second. If you put a heavy load in a rickety cart, you might lost your load!

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