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wonky

英 ['wɒŋkɪ] 美 ['wɑŋki]

解释

adj. 靠不住的；摇晃的，动摇的

※ 提供单词"wonky"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

wonky 摇晃的

校园俚语，可能来自wank,手淫，引申义肾虚，摇晃。

英文词源

wonky (adj.): "shaky, groggy, unstable," 1919, of unknown origin. German prefix wankel- has a similar sense. Perhaps from surviving dialectal words based on Old English wancol "shaky, tottering" (see wench (n.)).

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例句和用法

1. The wheels keep going wonky.: 轮子总是左右摇晃。

2. This tooth is a bit wonky.: 这颗牙有点松动了.

3. You can find one coyote with a wonky jaw in the desert?: 你可以在沙漠里找到一只下巴异常的狼?

4. She still feels a bit wonky after her accident.: 她出了事故以后仍然觉得有些虚弱.

5. The bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky.: 桥虽然仍竖立在那,但有一个拱门却在摇晃着.