/kri:k ||; krik/verb [I] to make the noise of wood bending or of sth not moving smoothly （物体受压或摩擦时）发出吱吱嘎嘎声: The floorboards creaked when I walked across the room. 我走过房间时，木地板嘎吱作响。 creak noun [C] ➔creaky adj creaky stairs 嘎吱作响的楼梯