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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Behind the creaky knees and forgetfulness of aging is a failure of tissues throughout the body to repair themselves when damaged.
  预防癌症的代价腰腿不灵便和头脑健忘是年老的必然，在这些表象下是机体全身的损伤修复功能的衰弱。
• 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。
• She pushed open a creaky door.
  她推开一扇嘎吱作响的门。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。