shakier; shakiest
shakier; shakiest
Learner's definition of SHAKY
[also more shaky; most shaky]
1
: not strong or steady in movement, sound, etc. : tending to shake because of weakness, strong emotion, etc.(因虛弱、某種強烈情感等而行動、聲音等)顫抖的,顫顫巍巍的 -
I was so nervous that my hands were shaky. [=shaking, trembling]我太緊張以至於手都在顫抖。
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She took a few shaky steps before she collapsed.她顫顫巍巍地走了幾步就倒下了。
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His voice was shaky.他的聲音在發抖。
2
: weak and likely to break down, collapse, or fail不牢固的;搖搖晃晃的;搖搖欲墜的 -
a shaky ladder搖搖晃晃的梯子
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The company's future is looking pretty shaky. [=the company's future does not look good]公司的前景看起來很不樂觀。
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a shaky economy不穩定的經濟
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Her commitment to the cause seems shaky.她對事業的投入似乎並非一如既往。
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His argument/theory rests on shaky ground. [=his argument/theory is not supported by strong evidence]他的論點/理論沒有強有力的支撐。
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Their marriage is on shaky ground.他們的婚姻基礎很不穩定。
3
: not impressive or effective不太出色的;不太有效的 -
the pitcher's shaky performance投手的不佳表現
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The team has performed better lately after getting off to a shaky start.球隊一開始表現不佳,但最近越來越好了。
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My memory of that day is a little shaky. [=I don't remember exactly what happened on that day]我不太記得那天發生的事情了。
— shakily
/ˈʃeɪkəli/ adverb — shakiness
/ˈʃeɪkinəs/ noun [noncount]