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

• 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。
• The tall chimney tottered and then collapsed.
  那座高烟囱摇摇晃晃地倒了下来。
• She tottered to the window.
  她踉踉跄跄地向窗户走去。
• The old lady tottered out of her room.
  老太太颤巍巍地走出屋来。
• 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。
• 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。
• Weak with fever, the old woman tottered to the bed.
  因发烧而虚弱，那老太太摇摇晃晃地走到床边。
• 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。
• The drunkard tottered along the road.
  醉鬼在路上踉跄行走。
• Her sea-blue eyes were filmed over and when she walked down the steps toward the open car her long legs tottered like a crippled foal's.
  她那海蓝色的眼睛戴着眼镜。在她走向车子的时候，步履蹒跚，宛若一个瘸了的小马驹。