creak
- IPA[kriːk]
英式
- (of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied；show weakness or frailty under strain
- a harsh scraping or squeaking sound
verb: creak, 3rd person present: creaks, gerund or present participle: creaking, past tense: creaked, past participle: creaked
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動詞
- 1. (of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied the stairs creaked as she went up them the garden gate creaked open
- 2. show weakness or frailty under strain the system started to creak
名詞
- 1. a harsh scraping or squeaking sound the creak of a floorboard broke the silence
- making a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied: he boards a creaking wooden boat
- harsh, high-pitched noise made when something is being moved or when pressure or weight is ... we could hear the creaking of the deteriorating wood
Oxford American Dictionary
- making a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure or weight is applied: he boards a creaking wooden boat
- harsh, high-pitched noise made when something is being moved or when pressure or weight is ... we could hear the creaking of the deteriorating wood
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[krēk]
美式
- (of an object or structure, typically a wooden one) make a harsh, high-pitched sound when being ... the stairs creaked as she went up them the garden gate creaked open
- a harsh scraping or squeaking sound: the creak of a floorboard broke the silence
Oxford American Dictionary
