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ramshackle

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ram·shack·le /ˈræmʃækəl/ adjective  CONDITION/STATE OF somethinga ramshackle building or vehicle is in bad condition and in need of repair 〔建筑物或汽车〕破败的,破烂的 SYN tumbledown a ramshackle old cottage 一幢摇摇欲坠的旧村舍
Examples from the Corpus
ramshackleAfter they had deposited their bags at the hotel, itself ramshackle and run-down, they had gone on to the hospital.No one had lived in the ramshackle farmhouse for years.a row of ramshackle homesThe shepherds from the village of Debelde, a collection of ramshackle houses, have stayed with their flocks.He told us of families who had built ramshackle premises on unused land only to see them bulldozed.The only original thing at Ferry Farm today is a ramshackle shed where young George may have studied surveying.The trucks were so ramshackle that it was amazing they could move at all.
Origin ramshackle (1800-1900) ransack
ram·shack·le adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus ramshackle is condition bad and a vehicle or building in


ramshackle
ramshackle /ˈræmʃækəl/ adjective
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: ransack
a ramshackle building or vehicle is in bad condition and in need of repair
   SYN  tumbledown:
    a ramshackle old cottage


ram·shackleBrE /ˈræmʃækl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈræmʃækl/ 🔊 adjective(of buildings, vehicles, furniture, etc. 建筑物、车辆、家具等) in a very bad condition and needing repair 摇摇欲坠的;破烂不堪的 SYN tumbledown (of an organization or a system 组织或体制) badly organized or designed and not likely to last very long 组织松散(而不能持久)的;行将瓦解的 SYN rickety