shaky
英['ʃeɪkɪ]
美['ʃeki]
- adj. 摇晃的；不可靠的；不坚定的
词态变化
比较级: shakier;最高级: shakiest;副词: shakily;
中文词源
shaky 摇晃的，不稳的
来自 shake,摇动，摇晃，-y,形容词后缀。
英文词源
- shaky (adj.)
- 1840, of handwriting; 1841 of persons, horses, and credit; 1850 of structures; from shake (v.) + -y (2). General sense of "uncertain, of questionable integrity" is from 1834. Earliest of trees or logs, "split, having fissures" (1808). Related: Shakily; shakiness.
双语例句
- 1. Sensing she was on shaky ground, Marie changed the subject.
- 感到自己的观点站不住脚，玛丽于是换了个话题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The Labor Department figures underscore the shaky state of the economic recovery.
- 劳工部的数据进一步印证了经济复苏状况的不稳定。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. His speech was difficult to understand, his signature shaky and unrecognizable.
- 他的演说很难听懂，他的签名颤颤巍巍地无法识别。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. I'm afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start.
- 恐怕这学年一开学就不顺。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. The Prime Minister's political position is becoming increasingly shaky.
- 首相的政治地位正摇摇欲坠。
来自柯林斯例句