rickety
/'rikәti/
BNC频率: 20514
现代语料频率: 14346
中文翻译
a. 患佝偻病的, 虚弱的, 摇摆的
[医] 佝偻病的
英文解释
s. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
s. affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets
常见例句
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Originally the term for harpooning a whale in a rickety boat usually meant to hold no more than 16 people, and letting the whale swim itself tired before killing the whale\r \r Popularised by whale killing off nantucket island\r \r Mainly found in old whaling books, and Moby Dick > Nantucket Sleigh Ride