rick·et·y
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.
我们爬上摇摇欲坠的木楼梯，到达三楼。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryRickety is used with these nouns:- chair
- ladder
- stair
- …
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from rickets + -y. - a rickety chair