shaky

英['ʃeɪki] 美['ʃeɪki]
  • adj. 不稳固的；摇晃的
shakily shakier shakiest shakiness
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星级词汇:
  • shaanxi 陕西(省)(旧译Shensi)

详细释义

Adjective:
  1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect;

    "a rickety table"
    "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
    "the ladder felt a little wobbly"
    "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

  2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze;

    "a quaking bog"
    "the quaking child asked for more"
    "quivering leaves of a poplar tree"
    "with shaking knees"
    "seemed shaky on her feet"
    "sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"
    "trembling hands"

  3. not secure; beset with difficulties;

    "a shaky marriage"

双语例句

1. Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject.
感到自己的观点站不住脚，玛丽于是换了个话题。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery.
劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。

来自柯林斯例句

3. His speech was difficult to understand, his signature shaky and unrecognizable.
他的演说很难听懂，他的签名颤颤巍巍地无法识别。

来自柯林斯例句

4. I'm afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start.
恐怕这学年一开学就不顺。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The Prime Minister's political position is becoming increasingly shaky.
首相的政治地位正摇摇欲坠。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Their marriage got off to rather a shaky start.
      他们的婚姻一开始就有些不稳固。
    2. If you doubt yourself, then indeed you stand on shaky ground.
      如果你怀疑自己,那你的立足点确实不稳固了。
    3. The chair is a bit rickety (or shaky).
      这椅子有点摇晃。
    4. What's with the shaky screen and the choppy sound?
      摇晃的屏幕和支离破碎的声音又是怎么回事？

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shale Shakespeare Shakyamuni shaky truce shaky basis shaky hands shaky sensor shaky voters shaky prestige shaky steering shaky foundation shaky evidence.
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