shak·y
adjective/ˈʃeɪki/
/ˈʃeɪki/
(comparative shakier, superlative shakiest)
- shaking and feeling weak, for example because you are ill or feel emotional
synonym unsteady颤抖和感觉虚弱,例如因为您生病或情绪激动 - Her voice sounded shaky on the phone.
电话里她的声音听着发颤。 - The virus left him shaky on his feet.
病毒让他双脚颤抖。 - My legs still felt quite shaky.
我的腿仍然感觉很颤抖。
Extra ExamplesTopics Health problemsc2- The experience had left him rather shaky.
这次经历使他胆战心惊。 - You've gone all shaky!
你都抖作一团了!
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- with
- Her voice sounded shaky on the phone.
- not stable, steady or safe; not certain
不稳固的;不牢靠的;摇晃的;不确切的 - That ladder looks a little shaky.
这梯子看来不大牢靠。 - (figurative) Her memories of the accident are a little shaky.
那次事故她记不太清楚了。 - (figurative) The protesters are on shaky ground (= it is not certain that their claims are valid).
抗议者未必站得住脚。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- That ladder looks a little shaky.
- not seeming very successful; likely to fail
synonym uncertain不大出色的;成问题的;可能失败的 - Business is looking shaky at the moment.
从目前看,业务举步维艰。 - After a shaky start, they fought back to win 3–2.
他们开局不顺,但最终以 3:2 反败为胜。 - The future looks shaky for the present government.
对于现任政府来说,未来看起来并不稳固。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- look
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- Business is looking shaky at the moment.