creaky
/ˈkriːkɪ/adjective
1creakier, creakiest
(of an object, typically a wooden one) making or liable to make a harsh high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied（常指木制品被搬动、受压或受力时）嘎吱嘎吱作响的; 易于发出嘎吱嘎吱声的：I climbed the creaky stairs.
我爬上了嘎吱嘎吱作响的楼梯。
1.1
- (of a voice) producing such a sound（嗓音）沙哑的, 嘶哑的。
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- figurative appearing old-fashioned; decrepit〈喻〉显得过时的; 老朽的; 破旧的：
the country's creaky legal system
该国过时的法制系统。
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