jerry-built 中文意思、发音与例句

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They returned the jerry-built toy because it fell apart after only two days.
他们退掉了那个偷工减料的玩具，因为才两天它就散架了。
2
The jerry-built shelves could not hold even a few books.
那些偷工减料的架子连几本书都承受不住。
3
Our landlord refused to fix the jerry-built window frames.
房东拒绝修理那些偷工减料的窗框。

常用于描述建筑或结构。

They bought a jerry-built house.

他们买了一栋偷工减料的房子。

The apartment complex is jerry-built.

这个公寓楼是偷工减料的。

grammarmedium

Not this

They live in a jerry built house.

Use this

They live in a jerry-built house.

“jerry-built”是复合形容词，必须用连字符连接两部分，否则会被误解为动词短语。

grammarmedium

Not this

The building is jerry-rigged and unsafe.

Use this

The building is jerry-built and unsafe.

“jerry-rigged”指临时凑合但不一定质量差，而“jerry-built”特指偷工减料、质量低劣，应使用正确的词义。