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

• 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。
• China's cash crunch has whipsawed stock and bond markets and exposed flaws in China's creaky financial system.
  中国现金荒已经对股市和债市带来冲击，并且暴露出中国破败的金融体系的缺陷。
• Tristan wanted to be in The Creaky House Club.
  特里斯坦想成为CreakyHouse俱乐部的一员。
• 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。
• My creaky old joints.
  我那有关节炎的老骨头。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。