creakiness
noun[U]
uk/ˈkriː.ki.nəs/us/ˈkriː.ki.nəs/creakinessnoun[U](MAKING SOUND)
thequalityorconditionof beinglikelyto make along,lowsoundwhenmoved:
摇摇欲坠的状态,一动就会嘎吱作响的状态Aging is not just amatterof creakiness in thejoints.人的衰老,不仅仅体现在关节的吱吱声。
Can we do anything about the creakiness of thefloorboards?地板吱吱作响,能修好吗?
- Despite the creakiness of thevehicle, we got toourdestination.
- There is still some creakiness in hisinjuredshoulder.
- A littleoilwillcurethe creakiness of thehinges.
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
creakinessnoun[U](OLD-FASHIONED)
thequalityof beingold-fashionedand not noweffective:
过时;破旧;摇摇欲坠Theenterprisewasunderminedby the creakiness of thetechnologyused toimplementit.这家企业受到了削弱,因为其使用的技术陈旧过时。
- Aflucrisisexposedthe creakiness of thehealthservice.
- The creakiness of theplotis all tooevident.
- Despite the creakiness of thematerial, theproductionwasenjoyableenough.
- Acertaincreakiness has set in to theprocess.
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- outdated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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