shakily
adverb uk/ˈʃeɪ.kəl.i/ us/ˈʃeɪ.kəl.i/
(OF MOVEMENT)
颤抖地，颤巍巍地
in a way that involves someone shaking because of being weak, ill, etc.
The old man stood up and walked shakily across the room. 老头站起来，颤巍巍地穿过房间。
摇摇晃晃地
in a way that involves small movements from side to side
The plane landed shakily at the airport. 飞机摇摇晃晃地降落在机场上。
（声音）颤抖地，迟疑地
If you say something shakily, your voice sounds weak or not very confident.
"What did you say?" she asked shakily. “你刚刚说什么？”她声音颤抖地问。
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- She walked home shakily.
- He rose shakily, then put one foot in front of the other for the first time.
- Slowly, over a minute and a half, the camera shakily moves towards the light until it is finally clear what we are seeing.
- He found the matches, shakily opened the box, and spilled them everywhere.
- Rhodes shakily conveyed his glass to his lips.
- "You scared me half to death," I said shakily.
(LIKELY TO FAIL)
虚弱不堪地;颤抖着;摇动着
in a way that seems likely to be unsuccessful
The team began the game shakily. 球队状态不稳地开始了比赛。
See: shaky
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- His performance last week was a vital boost for a campaign that started shakily.
- Her first tour in seven years started shakily this spring, with shows suddenly cancelled or postponed.
- It took them only six minutes to break down their opponent's shakily marshalled defence.