creaky

US [ˈkriki]
UK [ˈkriːki]
  • adj.嘎吱作响的；老朽的；破旧的；摇摇欲坠的
  • Web叽叽嘎嘎的；吱吱嘎嘎作响的；叽嘎的
Comparative Degree：creakier  Superlative：creakiest  

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creaky
adj.
1.
嘎吱作响的making creaks
a creaky old chair
嘎吱作响的旧椅子
2.
老朽的；破旧的；摇摇欲坠的old and not in good condition
the country's creaky legal machinery
这个国家摇摇欲坠的司法机构

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Definition:
AllAll,嘎吱作响的嘎吱作响的,老朽的老朽的,破旧的破旧的,摇摇欲坠的摇摇欲坠的,叽叽嘎嘎的叽叽嘎嘎的,吱吱嘎嘎作响的吱吱嘎嘎作响的,叽嘎的叽嘎的
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1.
The Fram continued to ride the floes toward the Pole at the creaky pace of a few miles a day.
随后，弗拉姆号继续乘着浮冰，以每天几英里的速度吱嘎作响地漂向北极。
suí hòu , fú lā mǔ hào jì xù chéng zhe fú bīng , yǐ měi tiān jǐ yīng lǐ de sù dù zhī gā zuò xiǎng de piāo xiàng běi jí 。
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2.
The story was so unreasonable complete, even including the woman out of the door, the the last creaky sound from the door shut.
情节也是那样的不合情理的完整，居然最后那个女人出门，一直到门关上发出的“吱”的一声，都包括在内。
qíng jié yě shì nà yàng de bù hé qíng lǐ de wán zhěng , jū rán zuì hòu nà ge nǚ rén chū mén , yì zhí dào mén guān shàng fā chū de " zhī " de yī shēng , dōu bāo kuò zài nèi 。
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3.
And Pastor drove him to Staten Island, and the old man walked three flights of creaky stairs into the arms of his beloved wife.
牧师开车送他前往，老先生走了三层楼梯，终于可以跟爱妻拥抱。
mù shī kāi chē sòng tā qián wǎng , lǎo xiān sheng zǒu le sān céng lóu tī , zhōng yú kě yǐ gēn ài qī yōng bào 。
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4.
Because large portions of the Mac OS were still based on creaky old code, Apple decided that it had to start from scratch.
由于很大一部分的MacOS仍基于陈旧的代码，苹果公司决定另起炉灶、从头开始。
yóu yú hěn dà yí bù fen de MacOS réng jī yú chén jiù de dài mǎ , píng guǒ gōng sī jué dìng lìng qǐ lú zào 、 cóng tóu kāi shǐ 。
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5.
Everything had been so clear. The door opening, the creaky sound, the moon out of the window, the scarlet nails, the cold feeling.
一切是那样的清晰，打开的门，“吱”的一声响，窗外的月亮，血红的指甲，冰冰凉凉的感觉。
yí qiè shì nà yàng de qīng xī , dǎ kāi de mén , " zhī " de yī shēng xiǎng , chuāng wài de yuè liàng , xuè hóng de zhǐ jia , bīng bīng liáng liáng de gǎn jué 。
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6.
No one is predicting an economic miracle in Iraq, which is still smarting from decades of sanctions and a creaky, centrally planned economy.
数十年的制裁和陈旧的中央计划经济造成的痛苦仍然存在，没人预计伊拉克会出现经济奇迹。
shù shí nián de zhì cái hé chén jiù de zhōng yāng jì huà jīng jì zào chéng de tòng kǔ réng rán cún zài , méi rén yù jì yī lā kè huì chū xiàn jīng jì qí jì 。
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7.
He looks creaky on defense, and usually didn't even bother to meet Bryant until he got to the free-throw line.
他在防守端的表现并不好，而且他甚至不会看到科比，除非科比走上罚球线。
tā zài fáng shǒu duān dì biǎo xiàn bìng bù hǎo , ér qiě tā shèn zhì bú huì kàn dào kē bǐ , chú fēi kē bǐ zǒu shàng fá qiú xiàn 。
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8.
It would have been creaky in a 1930s B movie, but here, it seemed as incongruous as a plane crashing into the street.
这在上世纪30年代的电影中，可能是个出彩的构思。可在这儿，就像一架飞机坠落在街道上一样，显得很不协调。
zhè zài shàng shì jì sān shí nián dài de diàn yǐng zhōng , kě néng shì gè chū cǎi de gòu sī 。 kě zài zhè er , jiù xiàng yī jià fēi jī zhuì luò zài jiē dào shàng yí yàng , xiǎn de hěn bù xié tiáo 。
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9.
Venezuela is beset by a weak economy, high rates of violent crime, lofty inflation and a creaky electric supply.
委内瑞拉经济不振，犯罪率高，通货膨胀严重，电力供应也不稳定。
wěi nèi ruì lā jīng jì bú zhèn , fàn zuì lǜ gāo , tōng huò péng zhàng yán zhòng , diàn lì gōng yìng yě bù wěn dìng 。
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10.
The system became sclerotic, and over time, the economic engine of the world turned creaky and sluggish.
整个系统变得僵硬和过时，曾经世界经济的引擎变得破旧和毫无活力。
zhěng gè xì tǒng biàn de jiāng yìng hé guò shí , céng jīng shì jiè jīng jì de yǐn qíng biàn de pò jiù hé háo wú huó lì 。
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