wonky

劍橋詞典

wonky adjective (NOT FIRM/LEVEL)

mainly UK informal
weak , unsatisfactory , or not firm
搖晃的；虛弱的；令人不滿意的
One of the legs on this chair is a bit wonky. 這把椅子的一條腿有點晃。
He may have to stop playing tennis because of his wonky knee . 因為膝蓋不太好，他可能得告別網(wǎng)球了。
The jury system may be a bit wonky but nobody's ever thought of anything better . 陪審制度可能不太令人滿意，但是沒人能想出更好的體系來。
mainly UK informal
not straight or level
不直的；不平的
wonky teeth 參差不齊的牙齒
a wonky picture 掛歪了的畫
I don't enjoy those programmes with wonky camera angles and pop music . 我不喜歡那些用斜鏡頭拍攝、用流行音樂伴奏的節(jié)目。

wonky adjective (DETAILED)

US
knowing , or showing that you know , a lot of details about something, especially politics or science
（對政治或科學）自認為知之甚多的
He gave a wonky speech about climate change . 他對氣候變遷發(fā)表了一番自以為是的看法。 返回 wonky