首页英语词典shakyshaky英英释意

shaky

英['ʃeɪkɪ] 美['ʃeki]
  • adj. 摇晃的;不可靠的;不坚定的

英英释意


1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect;
"a rickety table"
"a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
"the ladder felt a little wobbly"
"the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
2. vibrating slightly and irregularly; as e.g. with fear or cold or like the leaves of an aspen in a breeze;
"a quaking bog"
"the quaking child asked for more"
"quivering leaves of a poplar tree"
"with shaking knees"
"seemed shaky on her feet"
"sparkling light from the shivering crystals of the chandelier"
"trembling hands"
3. not secure; beset with difficulties;
"a shaky marriage"