"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.)).
双语例句
1. The wheels keep going wonky.
轮子总是左右摇晃。
来自柯林斯例句
2. This tooth is a bit wonky.
这颗牙有点松动了.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
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?
来自电影对白
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.
来自互联网
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.
来自互联网
英英释意
1. turned or twisted toward one side;
"a...youth with a gorgeous red necktie all awry"- G.K.Chesterton
"his wig was, as the British say, skew-whiff"
2. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect;
"a rickety table"
"a wobbly chair with shaky legs"
"the ladder felt a little wobbly"
"the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"
实用场景例句
The wheels keep going wonky.
轮子总是左右摇晃。
柯林斯例句
This tooth is a bit wonky.
这颗牙有点松动了.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
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?
电影对白
She still feels a bit wonky after her accident.
她出了事故以后仍然觉得有些虚弱.
互联网
I'm not crossing that bridge. It looks pretty wonky.
