tottered

英 [ˈtɒtəd]

美 [ˈtɑːtərd]

v.  蹒跚; 踉跄; 跌跌撞撞; 摇摇欲坠; 摇摇晃晃
totter的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 跌跌撞撞;蹒跚;踉跄
  If someonetotterssomewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
  1. He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...
     他踉跄地走到冰箱前，拿出一瓶啤酒，一屁股坐在桌边。
  2. The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.
     宝宝开始只是爬，后来第一次站起来蹒跚着走了几步。
• VERB 摇摇欲坠;变得不稳;动摇
  If something such as a market or governmentis tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.
  1. The property market is tottering.
     房地产市场摇摇欲坠。
  2. ...further criticism of the tottering government.
     对濒临瓦解的政府的进一步批评

双语例句

• He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table
  他踉跄地走到冰箱前，拿出一瓶啤酒，一屁股坐在桌边。
• Albert tottered and fell overpowered in a chair.
  阿尔贝脚步踉跄，四肢无力地跌落在一张椅子里。
• The old lady tottered down the stairs.
  老太太踉跄走下楼。
• The German government was bankrupt by the end of 1923, and the Reich tottered on the brink of total economic ruin.
  1923年底，德国政府破产，德意志帝国蹒跚于经济总崩溃的边缘。
• An under-officer of the battalion ran up and took the flag which tottered from its weight in Prince Andrey's hands, but he was at once killed.
  这个兵营的士官跑到了前面，他拿起那面因为太重而在安德烈公爵手中摇摇晃晃的军旗，但是他马上就被击毙了。
• He tottered under a heavy load.
  他在重担下摇摇晃晃地走。
• As the Callaghan government tottered, the Conservatives rolled out a poster campaign showing a queue of supposedly unemployed people under the slogan Labour Isn't Working.
  卡拉汉政府举步维艰，保守党趁机展开一场海报宣传活动，让一群貌似失业的工人打出工党不行了的口号。
• When Becky returned, he limped and tottered in wild, joyous circles around her.
  贝基回来后，他狂热而快乐地围着她一瘸一拐地打转。
• Madly the beanstalk tottered and swayed under the ogre's weight. Identification of Pathogen Causing Soybean Stem Blight and Potential Geographic Distribution of Three Quarantine Pathogens of Soybean
  妖魔巨大的身躯使豆茎猛烈晃动大豆茎枯病病原菌鉴定及3种检疫性大豆病原菌适生性分析
• But he took her hand, and the contact thrilled her; her senses were giving way, and she almost tottered.
  他只是握住她一只手，这种接触使她感到毛骨悚然；她失去了知觉，几乎是在蹒跚而行。