ramshackle 音標拼音: [r'æmʃ
, ækəl]
a . 象要倒的,搖晃的,晃蕩的
象要倒的,搖晃的,晃蕩的
ramshackle adj 1 :
in deplorable condition ; "
a street of bedraggled tenements "; "
a broken -
down fence "; "
a ramshackle old pier "; "
a tumble -
down shack " [
synonym : {
bedraggled }, {
broken -
down }, {
derelict }, {
dilapidated }, {
ramshackle },
{
tatterdemalion }, {
tumble -
down }]
Ramshackle \
Ram "
shac *
kle \ (
r [
a ^]
m "
sh [
a ^]
k *
k '
l ),
a . [
Etymol .
uncertain .]
Loose ;
disjointed ;
falling to pieces ;
out of repair .
[
1913 Webster ]
There came . . .
my lord the cardinal ,
in his ramshackle coach . --
Thackeray .
[
1913 Webster ]
Ramshackle \
Ram "
shac *
kle \,
v .
t .
To search or ransack ;
to rummage . [
Prov .
Eng .]
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1913 Webster ]
35 Moby Thesaurus words for "
ramshackle ":
battered ,
beat -
up ,
beaten up ,
broken -
down ,
crumbling ,
decrepit ,
derelict ,
dilapidated ,
doddering ,
flimsy ,
groggy ,
in disrepair ,
in ruins ,
insubstantial ,
jerry -
built ,
neglected ,
ricketish ,
rickety ,
rocky ,
ruined ,
ruinous ,
run -
down ,
shaky ,
slummy ,
spidery ,
spindly ,
teetering ,
teetery ,
tottering ,
tottery ,
tumbledown ,
unstable ,
unsteady ,
unsubstantial ,
wobbly
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RAMSHACKLE Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster Ramshackle has nothing to do with rams, nor the act of being rammed, nor shackles The word is an alteration of ransackled, an obsolete form of the verb ransack, meaning "to search through or plunder "
RAMSHACKLE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com RAMSHACKLE definition: loosely made or held together; rickety; shaky See examples of ramshackle used in a sentence
ramshackle adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage . . . Definition of ramshackle adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
RAMSHACKLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary Add to word list badly made and likely to break or fall down easily: a ramshackle building with a sagging roof (Definition of ramshackle from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
RAMSHACKLE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary A ramshackle building is badly made or in bad condition, and looks as if it is likely to fall down They entered the shop, which was a curious ramshackle building
ramshackle - Wiktionary, the free dictionary ramshackle (comparative more ramshackle, superlative most ramshackle) In disrepair or disorder; poorly maintained; lacking upkeep, usually of buildings or vehicles
Ramshackle - definition of ramshackle by The Free Dictionary ramshackle (ˈræmˌʃækəl) adj (esp of buildings) badly constructed or maintained; rickety, shaky, or derelict [C17 ramshackled, from obsolete ransackle to ransack]
ramshackle, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . ramshackle, adj n meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
ramshackle - Definition, Etymology Meaning | Word Coaster Explore the definition, etymology, origins, and usage of the word "ramshackle" Discover synonyms, antonyms, and fascinating language insights
Ramshackle Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary 1 : in a very bad condition and needing to be repaired a ramshackle [= dilapidated] old house a ramshackle [= run-down] neighborhood 2 : not carefully made or put together