shaky

UK //ˈʃeɪki//US //ˈʃeɪki//

词源

源自中古英语 'shaken'（摇晃）的形容词形式，与古英语 'sceacan'（摇动）同源。

❶ 形容物体或身体部位因不稳定、虚弱或紧张而颤抖或摇晃的状态。

“Her hands were shaky after drinking too much coffee.”

（她喝了太多咖啡后，双手颤抖不止。）

“The old bridge felt shaky as we walked across it.”

（走过那座老桥时，感觉桥身摇摇晃晃的。）

❶ 形容事物不可靠、不确定或基础薄弱的状态。

“Their plan seems shaky without proper funding.”

（没有足够的资金支持，他们的计划显得不太靠谱。）

“The evidence against him is quite shaky.”

（对他不利的证据相当站不住脚。）

同义词:unsteady, trembling, wobbly, uncertain, unreliable

on shaky ground — 形容处境或立场不稳定，容易受到质疑或失败。

“His argument was on shaky ground when he couldn't provide any proof.”

（当他无法提供任何证据时，他的论点就站不住脚了。）