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
  1. a creaky old chair
     嘎吱作响的旧椅子
• 老朽的；破旧的；摇摇欲坠的
  old and not in good condition
  1. the country's creaky legal machinery
     这个国家摇摇欲坠的司法机构

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 嘎吱作响的
  Acreakyobject creaks when it moves.
  1. She pushed open a creaky door.
     她推开一扇嘎吱作响的门。
• 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.
  1. ...its creaky and corrupt political system.
     它陈旧而腐朽的政治体系
  2. ...this creaky old British thriller.
     这本老掉牙的英国惊险小说

英英释义

adj

• of or pertaining to arthritis
  1. my creaky old joints
  2. rheumy with age and grief
  Synonym:arthriticrheumaticrheumatoidrheumy
• having a rasping or grating sound
  1. creaky stairs
  Synonym:screaky
• worn and broken down by hard use
  1. a creaky shack
  2. a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape
  3. a flea-bitten sofa
  4. a run-down neighborhood
  5. a woebegone old shack
  Synonym:decrepitderelictflea-bittenrun-downwoebegone

双语例句

• The bee has creaky wings and thanks to the Velcro it can be detached and re-attached to the flower.
  小蜜蜂的翅膀可以发出叽叽嘎嘎的声音，它可以从花上拆下来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Taking the Southeast Asia country and the area as representative's family monitoring pattern was creaky in the financial crisis a little while ago.
  以东南亚国家和地区为代表的家族治理模式在前不久的金融危机中更是摇摇欲坠。
• I walked through the creaky, old gate again and kick-started the motorcycle.
  我又一次走过那扇古老的晃晃悠悠的大门，发动了摩托车。
• If he went through a door, which made a creaky noise, he would pour some oil on the hinge.
  如果他走过一扇门，门上发出嘎吱的响声，他就会在铰链上倒一点油。
• My creaky old joints.
  我那有关节炎的老骨头。
• Creaky wardrobe, no use disturbing her.
  衣橱总咯吱咯吱响，犯不上去打扰她。
• 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。
• Hes 11-years-old and arthritis has made his joints creaky and his bones tired.
  它11岁了，患有关节炎，骨头疲倦。