Front | rickety |
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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! All forms of 'rickety' will appear on average once every 2686 pages. ricketiness rickety |
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