ADJ-GRADED 不稳固的;不牢靠的;不会长久的;不会成功的 If you describe a situation as shaky, you mean that it is weak or unstable, and seems unlikely to last long or be successful.
A shaky ceasefire is holding after three days of fighting between rival groups... 敌对武装团伙在经过3天的交战后暂时停火。
I'm afraid that this school year is off to a shaky start... 恐怕这学年一开学就不顺。
The Prime Minister's political position is becoming increasingly shaky. 首相的政治地位正摇摇欲坠。
ADJ-GRADED (声音或身体)颤抖的,发抖的 If your body or your voice is shaky, you cannot control it properly and it shakes, for example because you are ill or nervous.
We have all had a shaky hand and a dry mouth before speaking in public... 当众发言前,我们全都手脚发抖,嘴巴发干。
Even small operations can leave you feeling a bit shaky... 即使是小手术也会让你有点战战兢兢。
His speech was difficult to understand, his signature shaky and unrecognizable. 他的演说很难听懂,他的签名颤颤巍巍地无法识别。
But the idea that the election would inevitably lead to a new policy in Iraq was looking shakier by the year's end. 但从年底来看,那种选举必将导致新的对伊政策出台的想法,看来更不可靠。
If normal demand does not improve before the exceptional sales generated by the scheme come back down to earth, Detroit could find itself on a shakier footing once again. 以史为鉴,如果美国没能在援助计划所造成的异常抢购热潮无以为继之前使正常的市场需求得到增加,那么底特律会绝望地发现自己又处在一个即将喷发的火山口上。
Most aim to leave a legacy, and it is there that the prospects look a bit shakier. 多数奥运会都打算留下一笔遗产,正因如此,奥运会的前景才显得有点不确定。
These companies are reaping rewards from investors who are skittish about shakier rivals. 这些公司在衰退之时从疑虑重重的投资人手中得到回报,打败了相对不可靠的对手。
The second vulnerability of French banks relates to their exposure to shakier countries within the euro zone. 第二个缺陷是法国银行更多涉及的是欧元区的不稳定国家。