rickety
adjective /ˈrɪkəti/
/ˈrɪkəti/
- not strong or well made; likely to break
不结实的;不稳固的;易折断的 - a rickety chair
摇摇晃晃的椅子 - We climbed up the rickety wooden stairs which led to the third floor.
我们爬上通往三楼的摇摇晃晃的木楼梯。
Collocations DictionaryRickety is used with these nouns:- chair
- ladder
- stair
- …
词源late 17th cent.: from rickets + -y. - a rickety chair