Front | totter |
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Pron | ['tɑːtər] |
Back | 【totter】 v.蹒跚 The old man tottered across the room and sat down on the sofa. 那老人蹒跚地走过房间,然后坐在沙发上。 |
Vocab | tottermove without being stable, as if threatening to fall
If you spin yourself around until you are dizzy, you will likely totter if you try to step forward. Totter is a verb that means "move unsteadily, as though you are about to fall down." To totter is to move in a wobbly, unsteady manner. When a person totters, they look like they are going to fall down. In a boxing match, a boxer might totter after taking a blow to the head. During an earthquake, buildings may totter, or sway, appearing as though they may fall down. Totter can also imply a rocking motion; a playground seesaw, for instance, is sometimes called "a teeter-totter." All forms of 'totter' will appear on average once every 959 pages. totter totterer tottering tottery |
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