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rickety adj.（连接处不牢固导致）摇晃的；患软骨病的 (1) 这梯子看起来不怎么牢固。(2) 我正在一张摇摇晃晃的桌子边工作。 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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英 ['rɪkəti] 美 ['rɪkəti] (1) The ladder looks rather rickety.(2) I was working at a rickety table. Something rickety — like an old shack — is shaky and likely to fall down because it's fragile. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]（结构、家具）摇摇晃晃的，摇摇欲坠的，不牢固的 A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break.   [usu ADJ n]Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway.莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。

英语单词	rickety
英美音标	英 ['rɪkəti] 美 ['rɪkəti]
中文释义	adj.（连接处不牢固导致）摇晃的；患软骨病的
英语例句	(1) The ladder looks rather rickety. (2) I was working at a rickety table.
中文例句	(1) 这梯子看起来不怎么牢固。 (2) 我正在一张摇摇晃晃的桌子边工作。
vocabulary简明	Something rickety — like an old shack — is shaky and likely to fall down because it's fragile.
vocabulary扩展	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!
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]（结构、家具）摇摇晃晃的，摇摇欲坠的，不牢固的 A rickety structure or piece of furniture is not very strong or well made, and seems likely to collapse or break. [usu ADJ n] Mona climbed the rickety wooden stairway. 莫娜爬上了摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。

Rickety Things Fall 英 Rɪkəti] 美 Rɪkəti Adj.（连接处不牢固导致）摇晃的；患软骨病的 Ladder