ramshackle
UK/'ræmʃækl/US
GREC2
Definitions
adj.
In poor condition due to neglect or lack of repair; tumbledown; badly organized.
摇摇欲坠的，破旧不堪的
Root Breakdown
Native Englishramshackleother
=ramshackle
Common Collocations
- 1.ramshackle building破旧的建筑
- 2.ramshackle structure摇摇欲坠的构造
- 3.[ramshackle system]杂乱无章的体系
- 4.ramshackle shack破败的小屋
Example Sentences
- 1.
They took shelter in a ramshackle barn at the edge of the abandoned farm.
- 2.
The charity operated out of a ramshackle office with leaking pipes and broken windows.
- 3.
Critics described the new policy as a ramshackle solution to a complex problem.