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stagger

英 [ˈstæɡə(r)]

美 [ˈstæɡər]

v.  摇摇晃晃地走; 蹒跚; 踉跄; 使震惊; 使大吃一惊; 使交错; 使错开
n.  摇晃; 一种不稳定形式,部署或者秩序; 摇摆不定

过去式:staggered 现在分词:staggering 过去分词:staggered 复数:staggers 第三人称单数:staggers 

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同义词辨析

walkpaceplodstaggerstridetoddletotter【导航词义:行走】

walkv. 走,步行
〔辨析〕
指行走的最普通用词,通常后接副词或介词。
〔例证〕
Shall we ride or walk?
我们骑马还是步行?
She walked as far as the end of the path.
她一直走到这条小路的尽头。
The boy told me that I should walk eastward.
那个男孩告诉我应该往东走。
pacev. 踱步,走动
〔辨析〕
尤指因紧张、担忧、不耐烦等而来回踱步。
〔例证〕
I found him pacing in his office.
我发现他在办公室里踱来踱去。
The manager paced the floor as he tried to find a solution to the problem.
经理在屋子里来回踱步,试图找出解决问题的办法。
The tiger paced in its cage.
老虎在笼子里走来走去。
plodv. 沉重缓慢地走
〔辨析〕
指脚步缓慢、步履艰难地行走。
〔例证〕
The poor old woman plodded along, hardly able to lift each foot.
可怜的老妇人吃力地走着,几乎都抬不动脚了。
John kept plodding on.
约翰继续艰难跋涉。
We had to plod wearily on up the hill.
我们不得不迈着疲倦的步子继续登山。
staggerv. 蹒跚,摇摇晃晃地走
〔辨析〕
通常指因虚弱、负重、醉酒等而导致身体失去平衡或行走失态,强调不稳定性和失控性。
〔例证〕
He staggered to the gate, bleeding from his wounds.
他蹒跚地向大门走去,伤口流着血。
The drunken man staggered home.
那个醉鬼摇摇晃晃地往家走去。
He staggered to his feet.
他摇摇晃晃地站起来。
stridev. 〈书〉大踏步走
〔辨析〕
强调步子大而有力,往往伴有或显露出匆忙、自傲、精力充沛等状态。
〔例证〕
She turned and strode off.
她转身迈着大步走了。
He strode towards his car.
他大踏步地向他的车走去。
He started back, striding swiftly.
他拔腿往回走,步子又大又快。
toddlev. 蹒跚行走
〔辨析〕
特指幼儿因学步而摇摇晃晃地小步行走。
〔例证〕
Her baby has just learned to toddle.
她的宝宝刚会走道儿。
My two-year-old son toddled into the bedroom.
我两岁的儿子摇摇摆摆地走进卧室。
totterv. 踉跄,蹒跚
〔辨析〕
指尤因醉酒或患病而摇摇晃晃、跌跌撞撞地行走,好像要跌倒似的。
〔例证〕
The old man managed to totter back to his seat.
那位老人摇摇晃晃地好不容易回到了座位上。
Babies and aged men totter as they walk.
幼儿和老人走路蹒跚。
With the help of two crutches, he tottered into the King's presence.
他拄着双拐蹒跚而行,来到国王的面前。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 摇摇晃晃地走;蹒跚;踉跄
      to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall
      1. The injured woman staggered to her feet.
        受伤的女人摇摇晃晃地站起身来。
      2. He staggered home, drunk.
        他喝醉酒,踉跄着回了家。
      3. We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next.
        我们仿佛在接连不断的危机中举步维艰。
      4. The company is staggering under the weight of a £10m debt.
        公司在1 000万英镑债务的重压下步履艰难。
      5. I managed to stagger the last few steps.
        我好不容易跌跌撞撞走了这最后几步。
    • 使震惊;使大吃一惊
      to shock or surprise sb very much
      1. Her remarks staggered me.
        她的话让我震惊。
      2. It staggers me that the government is doing nothing about it.
        政府对此竟然不采取任何措施,我觉得不可思议。
    • 使交错;使错开
      to arrange for events that would normally happen at the same time to start or happen at different times
      1. There were so many runners that they had to stagger the start.
        参加赛跑的选手很多,他们不得不把起跑的时间错开。

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 蹒跚;摇晃地走
      If youstagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.
      1. He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over...
        他失去平衡,往后趔趄了一下,撞到栏杆摔倒了。
      2. He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.
        他走路摇摇晃晃,不得不靠在吧台上。
    • VERB 勉强维持
      If you say that someone or somethingstaggers on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing.
      1. Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.
        杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
      2. ...a government that staggered from crisis to crisis.
        在一次又一次危机中勉强维持的政府
    • VERB 使震惊;让…大吃一惊
      If somethingstaggersyou, it surprises you very much.
      1. The whole thing staggers me.
        整个事件让我震惊。
    • VERB 使(假期或工作时间)错开
      Tostaggerthings such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time.
      1. During the past few years the government has staggered the summer vacation periods for students.
        在过去几年里,政府将学生放暑假的时间相互错开。
    • See also:staggering

    英英释义

    noun

    verb

    • to arrange in a systematic order
      1. stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
      Synonym:distribute
    • astound or overwhelm, as with shock
      1. She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake
    • walk as if unable to control one's movements
      1. The drunken man staggered into the room
      Synonym:reelkeellurchswagcareen
    • walk with great difficulty
      1. He staggered along in the heavy snow
      Synonym:flounder

    双语例句

    • We had to stagger the lunch hour so that there is always someone on the switchboard.
      我们得将用餐时间错开,这样才能保证总机总有人值班。
    • Dixon had been showing a disposition to tremble and stagger.
      狄克逊表现出容易发抖和摇晃。
    • The school was so crowded they had to stagger the classes.
      这所学校如此拥挤,他们只得错开上课。
    • Without light, they grope in the dark and stagger like drunkards.
      在无光的黑暗中摸索,踉跄犹如醉汉。
    • He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.
      他走路摇摇晃晃,不得不靠在吧台上。
    • When preparing for a concert, the musicians are reminded by their conductor to stagger their breathing.
      准备一个音乐会时,休闲实用。指挥会提醒音乐家交错的呼吸。
    • Our management has decided to stagger our working hour.
      我们的管理部门已决定错开工作时间。
    • Research of Coded Signal Pulse Compression and Stagger MTI
      编码信号脉冲压缩和参差MTI的研究
    • The waves were high and made the people on the ship stagger when they walked.
      浪很大,船上的人走起路来都摇摇晃晃的。
    • He would stagger back to his desk and collapse there, useless for the rest of the morning.
      他会步履蹒跚地走回讲台,然后瘫软在那里,一个上午都缓不过劲来。