creakiness

英['kriːki] 美['kriːki]
  • adj.叽叽嘎嘎的;不发辗的
creakily creakier creakiest creakiness
Adjective:
  1. worn and broken down by hard use;

    "a creaky shack"
    "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"
    "a flea-bitten sofa"
    "a run-down neighborhood"
    "a woebegone old shack"

  2. having a rasping or grating sound;

    "creaky stairs"

  3. of or pertaining to arthritis;

    "my creaky old joints"
    "rheumy with age and grief"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The sedan is creaky under the heavy weight.
      轿子在重负之下吱吱呀呀地响着。
    2. All the doors sound creaky when the wind blows.
      只要风一吹,所有的门都吱吱嘎嘎作响。
    3. fig. The Government's policy is looking rather creaky,ie as if about to fail.
      政府的政策看来行不通了.

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