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be shaky
The table is shaky.
这张桌子不稳。
颤抖的；摇晃的；不稳定的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
颤抖的；摇晃的；不稳定的
shaking or moving slightly and irregularly, as with fear or cold
The table is shaky.
这张桌子不稳。
摇晃或颤抖
Shaking or trembling.
紧张,焦虑
Nervous, anxious.
充满裂缝或裂纹；破裂的
Full of shakes or cracks; cracked.
容易摇动；不稳固；不可靠
Easily shaken; tottering; unsound.
My hands were shaky after I drank too much coffee.
喝太多咖啡后，我的手一直在发抖。
The old table is shaky, so please don't put the vase on it.
这张旧桌子摇摇晃晃的，请别把花瓶放在上面。
His voice sounded shaky when he gave the speech.
他演讲时声音听起来在发抖。
The table is shaky.
这张桌子不稳。
His voice sounded shaky during the speech.
他演讲时声音颤抖。
I am shaky on the details of the plan.
我对计划的细节不太确定。
Not this
The chair is shake.
Use this
The chair is shaky.
在英语中，描述物体不稳固时要用形容词'shaky'，而'shake'是动词，不能用作形容词。学习者容易受到中文'摇晃'既是动词又是形容词的影响而误用动词形式。
Not this
He gave a shakily speech.
Use this
He gave a shaky speech.
英语中形容词修饰名词，而'shakily'是副词，只能修饰动词。这里需要形容词'shaky'来修饰名词'speech'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
颤抖的手
His shaky hands made it difficult to pour the coffee.
他颤抖的手使得倒咖啡很困难。
颤抖的声音
She answered with a shaky voice, trying to hide her fear.
她用颤抖的声音回答，试图掩饰恐惧。
不稳定的经济
The country's shaky economy led to widespread unemployment.
该国不稳定的经济导致了广泛的失业。
不稳固的地面
Be careful, the path is on shaky ground after the rain.
小心，雨后这条路的地面不稳固。
不顺利的开端
The project got off to a shaky start but eventually succeeded.
这个项目起步不顺利，但最终成功了。
薄弱的基础
Their relationship was built on a shaky foundation of lies.
他们的关系建立在谎言的薄弱基础上。
处于不稳定的境地
After the scandal, his position was on shaky ground.
丑闻之后，他的地位岌岌可危。
不稳定的开始
The project got off to a shaky start.
这个项目起步不顺利。
Use shaky naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将“shake”与“歪”结合，想象摇晃就会歪，shaky意为不稳固、发抖。
语域：neutral 常见场景：financial、health、physical 通常用于描述不稳固或不可靠的状态，中性词，适用于多种场景。
No words rhyme with 'shaky' (/ˈʃeɪki/). Words ending in -ky (e.g., lucky, tricky) have different vowel sounds. 'Shake' shares the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ but ends with /k/ not /ki/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.