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

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