creaky
英 [ˈkriːki]
美 [ˈkriːki]
adj. 嘎吱作响的; 老朽的; 破旧的; 摇摇欲坠的
BNC.33303 / COCA.20154
牛津词典
adj.
- 嘎吱作响的
making creaks- a creaky old chair
嘎吱作响的旧椅子
- a creaky old chair
- 老朽的;破旧的;摇摇欲坠的
old and not in good condition- the country's creaky legal machinery
这个国家摇摇欲坠的司法机构
- the country's creaky legal machinery
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 嘎吱作响的
Acreakyobject creaks when it moves.- She pushed open a creaky door.
她推开一扇嘎吱作响的门。
- She pushed open a creaky door.
- ADJ-GRADED 老朽的;破旧的;不时兴的
If you describe something ascreaky, you think it is bad in some way because it is old or old-fashioned.- ...its creaky and corrupt political system.
它陈旧而腐朽的政治体系 - ...this creaky old British thriller.
这本老掉牙的英国惊险小说
- ...its creaky and corrupt political system.
英英释义
adj
- of or pertaining to arthritis
- my creaky old joints
- rheumy with age and grief
- having a rasping or grating sound
- creaky stairs
- 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
双语例句
- The house that was known by the local kids as the creaky house.
当地的小孩都称之为神秘屋。 - That would almost be murder, and so I wait until the first night frost anaesthetizes all the flowers with a cold, creaky crust that causes them to wither;
我情愿等到寒霜初降,用那凛冽的薄冰麻醉了花儿,让她们慢慢的枯萎,死去。 - They were alerted by the creaking gate; creaky stairs.
他们被吱吱作响的门警醒了;叽叽嘎嘎响的楼梯。 - I imagined myself walking up the creaky stairs to my attic, turning on my trusted personal computer and downloading that film& come hell, high water or Axis-of-Evil hackers.
我想象自己走上摇摇欲坠的楼梯,进入我的阁楼,打开我忠心耿耿的个人电脑,开始下载这部电影&不论遇到地狱、洪水,还是邪恶轴心的黑客。 - Whether it is your runner's knees or creaky tennis elbow, all can cause discomfort, especially if untreated.
无论是运动的膝盖还是脆弱的臂肘,都可能导致不适,特别是得不到治疗时。 - My creaky old joints.
我那有关节炎的老骨头。 - The whole court system is becoming more creaky and inefficient.
整个庭审制度变得老朽过时,没有效率。 - China also badly needs international expertise and technology to modernise its creaky market infrastructure.
中国也亟需国际专业知识和技术,使目前薄弱的市场基础设施实现现代化。 - Creaky wardrobe, no use disturbing her.
衣橱总咯吱咯吱响,犯不上去打扰她。 - This helped transform them from creaky relics of Soviet-style central planning to leaner businesses with a sharper commercial focus.
此举把这些银行从摇摇欲坠的苏式中央计划经济残留,改造为更精简、更专注于商业业务的企业。