creakily
adverb
uk/ˈkriː.kəl.i/us/ˈkriː.kəl.i/creakilyadverb(MAKING SOUND)
in a way that makes along,lowsound:
嘎吱作响地,Thedooropenedcreakily.门吱呀一声开了。
Achildwasswingingcreakily on aswing.一个孩子在秋千上嘎吱嘎吱地荡着。
- In thebackground, someone isswingingcreakily in ahammock.
- Shegraspedthedustyhandleof the passenger-sidedooranddrewit creakilyopen.
- Theoldmanrosecreakily to hisfeet.
Describing qualities of sound
- audibly
- chuff
- clomp
- consonance
- crackly
- easy on the eye/earidiom
- euphonious
- fullness
- mellifluous
- melodic
- plaintiveness
- plangent
- pure
- raucously
- raucousness
- rhythmic
- sizzling
- timbre
- tinny
- tuneless
creakilyadverb(OLD-FASHIONED)
in a way that isold-fashionedand not noweffective:
过时地;破旧地;摇摇欲坠地Their newwebsitemakes those ofitsrivalslookcreakilyold-fashioned.他们的新网站使竞争对手的网站看起来简直老掉了牙。
The firstepisodecreakilyestablishesthecharactersandtheirbackgrounds.第一集很笨拙地确立了剧中人物和他们的背景。
- Theballethasdatedcreakily andsuitsneither of thesedancers.
- The firstepisodeof a newseriesstartscreakily, butwarmsup.
- Thebudgetis creakilymanaged.
Old or old-fashioned
- age-old
- ageing
- ancient
- antediluvian
- anti-progressive
- creaky
- fossilize
- fossilized
- frumpy
- fusty
- have hadits/yourdayidiom
- hoary
- neanderthal
- outdated
- outmoded
- outworn
- passé
- petrified
- vintage
- went out with the arkidiom
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