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。
• It would also beef up China Eastern's creaky balance sheet and help it compete with rivals, such as a newly forged alliance between Beijing-based Air China and Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways.
  这也会减轻东航严重的负债情况，帮助它与竞争对手，如新近位于北京的国航和位于香港的国泰结成的联盟的竞争。
• 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 house that was known by the local kids as the creaky house.
  当地的小孩都称之为神秘屋。
• As the job market slowly begins to pick up, hiring managers are breaking out their creaky interviewing skills.
  随着就业市场日渐转好，招聘经理们又准备拿出他们那套老掉牙的面试技巧登台亮相了。
• Tristan wanted to be in The Creaky House Club.
  特里斯坦想成为CreakyHouse俱乐部的一员。
• 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 is creaky as its old but what happened next was not a normal occurrence and I know it wasn't my imagination, I thought it might have been at first but I soon found out it wasn't.
  我开始也以为是我自己幻觉，可是很快我发现并不是。
• She pushed open a creaky door.
  她推开一扇嘎吱作响的门。
• He was careful on the creaky stairs.
  他走在嘎吱嘎吱作响的楼梯上很当心。