rickety

形容詞

UK/ˈrɪk.ə.ti/
US/ˈrɪk.ə.t̬i/

定義 rickety 形容詞

  1. In poor condition and likely to collapse or break.

    • That old chair looks rickety; you'd better check it before sitting down.

    • They cautiously walked over the rickety wooden bridge, taking each step carefully.

    • The city's old infrastructure became rickety after decades of neglect.