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单词 shaky
释义 shaky
\ˈshākē, -ki\ adjective
(-er/-est)
1. : characterized by shakes
 < shaky timber >
2.
 a. : marked by insecurity or instability : likely to fall or be overthrown : precarious
  < extremism will wreck the present shaky center government — A.E.Stevenson b.1900 >
  < the shaky market for cars and other durable goods — George Soule >
 b. : lacking in firmness of beliefs, principles, or allegiance : unsettled
  < this loyalty … does not become shaky or dubious as the years pass — D.F.Miller >
  < came to college with shaky religious foundations — W.J.Whalen >
 c. : lacking in authority, correctness, or reliabilty : questionable, untrustworthy
  < studies … based on extremely shaky experimental methods — Martin Gardner >
  < was still shaky in English grammar — John Buchan >
  < in making such judgments … I am on shaky ground — S.L.Payne >
3.
 a. : somewhat unsound in health
  < am rather shaky just now — Charles Dickens >
 b. : characterized by shaking : trembling, tremulous
  < lit a cigarette with shaky fingers — J.C.Powys >
  < a hoarse and shaky voice — Sinclair Lewis >
4. : easily shaken : likely to give way or break down : rickety
 < a shaky chair >
5. : marked by or giving rise to jolting : bumpy
 < a shaky ride through the fields in a cart >
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