English Dictionary

creak

/kɹiːk/

verb

(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances. / (transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

The old wooden floor creaks when you walk on it.

意味（1）

(intransitive) To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by the friction of hard substances.

Then when the four ropes were arranged the coffin was placed upon them. He watched it descend; it seemed descending for ever. At last a thud was heard; the ropes creaked as they were drawn up.

意味（2）

(transitive) To produce a creaking sound with.

Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry.

意味（3）

(intransitive, figuratively) To suffer from strain or old age.

Fascinating though this high-minded re-reading was, certain crucial joints of the play creaked a good deal under the strain.