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Stagger Staggered Verb 动词   [V Ed I Walk

英语单词 stagger
英美音标 英 ['stæɡə(r)] 美 ['stæɡər]
中文释义 vi.蹒跚;犹豫;动摇
vt.使摇晃;使吃惊;使犹豫
n.蹒跚;踌躇;摇摆不定
英语例句 (1) She staggered and fell.
(2) The drunk man staggered across the room.
(3) Such a heavy load would stagger an elephant.
(4) The unexpected blow did not stagger his resolution.
(5) I was staggered when I heard of his death.
(6) The difficulties of the examination did not stagger him.
(7) He gave a stagger on hearing the news.
(8) They stagger from liquor, They reel in their visions, They totter in their judgments.
中文例句 (1) 她踉跄了几步,跌倒在地。
(2) 那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过房间。
(3) 这么重的担子,大象担着也得摇晃。
(4) 这个意外的打击并没有动摇他的决心。
(5) 我听到他死的消息大吃一惊。
(6) 考试的难度并没有使他畏缩。
(7) 他听到这一消息两腿摇晃起来。
(8) 他们见异象时摇摇晃晃,行审判时摇摆不定。
vocabulary简明 If you see someone stagger out of a bar, or walk unsteadily, like he's about to fall, chances are he's had a few too many drinks.
vocabulary扩展 The word stagger isn't just used to describe the physical action of stumbling. When you're really shocked about a piece of news, it can stagger or shock you. When you want to spread something out overtime, like paying a large bill, you can stagger the payments over time. But, remember that if you fall behind, the debt you fall into might stagger you.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]蹒跚;摇晃地走 If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.
  [V adv/prep]
  [V]
  • 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。

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]勉强维持 If you say that someone or something staggers on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing.
  [V adv/prep]
  • Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.

    杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。

  • ...a government that staggered from crisis to crisis.

    在一次又一次危机中勉强维持的政府

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[VERB 动词]使震惊;让…大吃一惊 If something staggers you, it surprises you very much.
  [V n]
  • The whole thing staggers me.

    整个事件让我震惊。

staggered
  • I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer.

    阿根廷盛夏的酷热真让我大吃一惊。

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[VERB 动词]使(假期或工作时间)错开 To stagger things such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time.
  [V n]
  • 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。

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