['ʃeɪki]['ʃeɪki]
  • adj. 不稳固的;摇晃的
    • adjective(形容词)
      1. 摇晃的,发抖的,颤抖的
      2. 心烦的,苦恼的
      3. 不稳定的;不坚固的;不结实的

    双解例句

    adjective(形容词)
    1. 摇晃的,发抖的,颤抖的

      Soon after it was born, the calf got up and tried to stand on its shaky legs.

      小牛出生不久,就起身摇摇晃晃地想站住了。

      The child wrote her name in large shaky letters.

      那个孩子用歪歪扭扭的大字写下了她自己的名字。

      She's recovering well from her operation, but she's still a little shaky on her feet.

      手术后她恢复得很好,但走路时仍有些不稳。

    2. 心烦的,苦恼的

      The news left me feeling a little shaky.

      这条消息使我有些心烦。

    3. 不稳定的;不坚固的;不结实的

      The building's foundations are rather shaky, and it could collapse at any time.

      这座建筑的地基很不稳固,随时可能会倒塌。

      We are taking these steps to try to improve the country's shaky economy.

      我们正在采取这些措施,试图改善国家经济不稳定的局面。

      Their marriage looks pretty shaky to me.

      在我看来,他们的婚姻关系岌岌可危。

      I think you're on very shaky ground with that argument.

      我觉得你那个论点相当站不住脚。

    小知识

    Something shaky is trembling — or just feels like it. When we're not confident, we feel shaky.

    Being shaky is something that happens to us all. The first day of a job or class can make anyone feel shaky — even the teacher or boss. When you get extremely nervous, your hands might literally shake. That's not fun, but it might help you remember what shaky means. A building in an earthquake and a tree in the wind can also be shaky. One person we hope is not shaky — in either way — is a surgeon.

    实用短语

    1. on shaky ground

      在摇动的大地上,地震

    2. shaky flat blues

      颤抖的布鲁斯

    3. well tomorrow maybe shaky

      虽然未来是个未知数,也许明日摇摇欲坠

    4. shaky gonzalez

      沙基,导演,基,康泽勒

    5. suffer from shaky hands

      手震

    6. he is shaky

      他不太可靠,他不能拿定主意

    7. a shaky table

      不稳固的桌子,摇晃的桌子

    8. a shaky belief

      可疑的,动摇的信心,动摇的信仰

    9. this faint and shaky hour

      在这个虚弱

    单词用法

    词源考究
    来自shake,摇动,摇晃,-y,形容词后缀。

    同义词

    frangible  /  risky  /  wobbly  /  rickety  /  precarious  /  breakable  /  agitated  /  slippery

    同根词

    词根:shake

    adj.

    shook受到严重打击的;心绪不宁的

    shakable可动摇的;可震动的;可摇动的

    shakeable可震动的;可摇动的

    adv.

    shakily虚弱不堪地;颤抖着;摇动着

    n.

    shake摇动;哆嗦

    shook可装配为木箱的各个部件;一捆;(英)禾束堆

    shaking震动,震惊;挥动,摇动

    shakiness颤抖;摇晃;不稳固;不可靠

    v.

    shook摇动(shake的过去式)

    shaking握手(shake的ing形式);摇动;颤动

    vi.

    shake动摇;摇动;发抖

    vt.

    shake动摇;摇动;震动