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.

    不穩固的;搖晃的

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

      那把舊椅子看起來搖搖欲墜;你最好在坐下前檢查一下。

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

      他們小心翼翼地走過那座搖晃的木橋,每步都走得很小心。

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

      這座城市的老舊基礎設施在幾十年的忽視下變得搖搖欲墜。