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ramshackle adj.要倒塌似的；摇摇欲坠的 (1) 那几间危房倒坍了。 If you think there's a similarity between a place that's been ransacked and a place that's ramshackle, you'd be right. Ramshackle comes from ransackle, an old nineteenth century term for ransack. Although ramshackle is usually intended as a negative term, that's not always the case. Sometimes it can imply a certain cute picturesque quality. Buildings, places, and even some objects such as cars can be considered ramshackle.

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英 ['ræmʃækl] 美 ['ræmʃækl] (1) These ramshackle buildings have fallen down. Is your house in terrible condition? Does the roof leak? Is it half tumbling down? Congratulations! It's ramshackle — in other words — in terrible condition and barely holding together. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（建筑）破烂不堪的，摇摇欲坠的 A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down.   [usu ADJ n]They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building.他们进了商店，那是幢年久失修的奇特建筑。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（系统、联盟、收集物等）草率组合成的，拼凑的 A ramshackle system, union, or collection of things has been put together without much thought and is not likely to work very well.   [usu ADJ n]They joined with a ramshackle alliance of other rebels.他们和一个由其他反叛者草草拼凑成的同盟联起手来。...the present tax system, which the opposition says is ramshackle and complicated.被反对派批评为草率且复杂的现行税收体系

英语单词	ramshackle
英美音标	英 ['ræmʃækl] 美 ['ræmʃækl]
中文释义	adj.要倒塌似的；摇摇欲坠的
英语例句	(1) These ramshackle buildings have fallen down.
中文例句	(1) 那几间危房倒坍了。
vocabulary简明	Is your house in terrible condition? Does the roof leak? Is it half tumbling down? Congratulations! It's ramshackle — in other words — in terrible condition and barely holding together.
vocabulary扩展	If you think there's a similarity between a place that's been ransacked and a place that's ramshackle, you'd be right. Ramshackle comes from ransackle, an old nineteenth century term for ransack. Although ramshackle is usually intended as a negative term, that's not always the case. Sometimes it can imply a certain cute picturesque quality. Buildings, places, and even some objects such as cars can be considered ramshackle.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（建筑）破烂不堪的，摇摇欲坠的 A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down. [usu ADJ n] They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building. 他们进了商店，那是幢年久失修的奇特建筑。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（系统、联盟、收集物等）草率组合成的，拼凑的 A ramshackle system, union, or collection of things has been put together without much thought and is not likely to work very well. [usu ADJ n] They joined with a ramshackle alliance of other rebels. 他们和一个由其他反叛者草草拼凑成的同盟联起手来。 ...the present tax system, which the opposition says is ramshackle and complicated. 被反对派批评为草率且复杂的现行税收体系

Ramshackle Terrible Place Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 [Usu Adj N