wobbly

英 [ˈwɒbli]

美 [ˈwɑːbli]

adj.  摇摆的; 摇摇晃晃的; 颤动的; 不稳的; 不自信的

复数：wobblies　

Collins.1 / BNC.14895 / COCA.14785

习惯用语

n.

throw a wobbly
• 勃然大怒；发脾气
  to suddenly become very angry or upset

牛津词典

adj.

• 摇摆的；摇摇晃晃的
  moving in an unsteady way from side to side
  1. a chair with a wobbly leg
     一条腿不稳的椅子
  2. a wobbly tooth
     松动的牙齿
  3. He's still a bit wobbly after the operation (= not able to stand firmly) .
     他动了手术之后仍然有点儿站不稳。
• 颤动的；不稳的；不自信的
  not firm or confident
  1. the wobbly singing of the choir
     唱诗班发颤的歌声
  2. The evening got off to a wobbly start.
     这次晚会一开始就不顺当。

noun

noun

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 摇摆的;晃动的
  Something that iswobblymoves unsteadily from side to side.
  1. I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
     我正坐在一把摇摇晃晃的塑料椅上。
  2. ...a wobbly green jelly.
     颤动着的绿色果冻
  3. ...wobbly teeth.
     松动的牙齿
• ADJ-GRADED (尤指因为害怕、生病或筋疲力尽而)颤抖的，打战的，颤巍巍的，站不稳的
  If you feelwobblyor if your legs feelwobbly, you feel weak and have difficulty standing up, especially because you are afraid, ill, or exhausted.
  1. She could not maintain her balance and moved in a wobbly fashion...
     她无法保持平衡，走路颤颤巍巍。
  2. Ryan was exhausted by the flight and walked off with wobbly legs to find Clark.
     飞行旅程让瑞安筋疲力尽，他双腿颤抖着走出来寻找克拉克。
• ADJ-GRADED (声音)发抖的，发颤的，颤抖的
  If a person's voice iswobbly, it sounds weak and keeps varying in pitch, for example because the person is about to cry.
  1. 'So that's why I want to go home,' he said in a wobbly voice.
     “所以这就是我要回家的原因，”他声音颤抖地说。
• ADJ-GRADED (组织、经济或计划)不稳的，动荡的
  If you describe an organization, economy, or plan aswobbly, you think it is not very good or will not be successful.
  1. ...cheap deals on wobbly airlines...
     搭乘处于风雨飘摇的航空公司的航班的便宜买卖
  2. Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
     两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。

英英释义

adj

• inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
  1. a rickety table
  2. a wobbly chair with shaky legs
  3. the ladder felt a little wobbly
  4. the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky
  Synonym:ricketyshakywonky

双语例句

• She still felt a bit wobbly on her feet.
  她仍感到有点摇摇晃晃地站不稳。
• Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
  两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。
• She could not maintain her balance and moved in a wobbly fashion
  她无法保持平衡，走路颤颤巍巍。
• That edifice suddenly looks wobbly as contrarian measures of investor optimism rise.
  随着与之相反的投资者乐观指标的上升，突然间，这堵墙看起来有些摇摇欲坠。
• Sometimes, it seems, in pursuit of balance you have to get a little wobbly.
  有时，为了追求平衡，似乎需要让自己稍微有点摇晃。
• The party was quite good, after a bit of a wobbly start.
  聚会开始时不怎么样，但后来就相当好了。
• The bank is as safe as houses compared with its wobbly Western peers, but its heyday is over.
  与那些摇摇欲坠的西方同行相比，中行的处境非常稳固，但它的鼎盛日子已经过去。
• Personally, I am fine with just about any table, although the wobbly ones can spell big trouble.
  对我而言，随便哪张桌子都行，不过，摆动的桌子则会造成大麻烦。
• And Spain must shore up its wobbly cajas again regional institutions overexposed to an overheated property market.
  西班牙也必须整固本国状况不稳的地区性金融机构，这些机构过度涉足业已过热的房地产市场。
• But equally he cannot set out a plan for interest-rate increases when the financial system is so wobbly.
  但当整个金融体系摇摆不定时，他也无法进行加息。