stagger
- v.踉跄;使错开;使震惊;蹒跚;使交错;摇摇晃晃地走;使大吃一惊
- n.摇晃;摇摆不定;一种不稳定形式，部署或者秩序
- adj.令人难以相信的
派生词： stagger n. 过去式： staggered 现在分词： staggering 过去分词： staggered 第三人称单数： staggers
staggerverb
摇摇晃晃地走；蹒跚；踉跄
to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall
The injured woman staggered to her feet.
受伤的女人摇摇晃晃地站起身来。
He staggered home, drunk.
他喝醉酒，踉跄着回了家。
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。
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。
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
Her remarks staggered me.
她的话让我震惊。
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
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。
to walk with a stagger
蹒跚着走
stagger
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VERB 蹒跚;摇晃地走
If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.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。
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VERB 勉强维持
If you say that someone or something staggers on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing.Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.
杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
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VERB 使震惊;让…大吃一惊
If something staggers you, it surprises you very much.The whole thing staggers me.
整个事件让我震惊。
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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 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.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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See also:staggering
noun
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- an unsteady uneven gait
- Synonym: lurch stumble
verb
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- to arrange in a systematic order
- stagger the chairs in the lecture hall
- Synonym: distribute
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- astound or overwhelm, as with shock
- She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake
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- walk as if unable to control one's movements
- The drunken man staggered into the room
- Synonym: reel keel lurch swag careen
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- walk with great difficulty
- He staggered along in the heavy snow
- Synonym: flounder
数据来源：WordNet
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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。
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Yes ah , the first step in life is to stagger over , and a cultivation of a harvest .
是啊，人生的第一步就是踉跄过来的，一份耕耘一份收获。
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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。
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He staggered a little under the weight of his backpack .
他身上的背包压得他有点步履蹒跚。
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I managed to stagger the last few steps .
我好不容易跌跌撞撞走了这最后几步。
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The company is staggering under the weight of a £ 10m debt .
公司在1000万英镑债务的重压下步履艰难。
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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。
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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。
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The injured woman staggered to her feet .
受伤的女人摇摇晃晃地站起身来。
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They staggered out of the pub , completely drunk .
他们烂醉如泥，踉踉跄跄地出了酒馆。
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He staggered in and dropped into a chair .
他蹒跚着走进来，一屁股坐在椅子上。
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He staggered home , drunk .
他喝醉酒，踉跄着回了家。
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His remarks betray a staggering contempt for the truth .
他的话表明他完全无视事情的真相。
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Her remarks staggered me .
她的话让我震惊。
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He staggered drunkenly to his feet .
他醉醺醺地摇晃着站起来。
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Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years .
杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
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The results from this unit are staggering .
这个团队得出的结果令人吃惊。
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He staggered on the uneven surface of the car park
他摇摇晃晃地行走在停车场凹凸不平的地面上。
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Looking back , I am staggered how easily it was all arranged .
回头一想，我惊异地发现这一切的安排竟是如此简单。
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The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up
男孩站立不稳，并且起身后四下走动时步子踉跄。
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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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I staggered and had to clutch at a chair for support
我踉踉跄跄地，不得不抓住一把椅子稳住自己。
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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。
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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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What are you doing fooling with such a staggering sum of money ?
你拿着这么一大笔钱瞎折腾什么呢？
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The whole thing staggers me .
整个事件让我震惊。
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He staggered around the playground , screaming in agony
他绕着运动场跌跌撞撞地走着，并且痛苦地大叫。
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Alan staggered sideways , pitched head-first over the low wall and fell into the lake
艾伦身子倒向一侧，一头栽过矮墙，跌进了湖里。
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I struggled into a bathrobe and staggered down the stairs .
我挣扎着穿上浴衣，踉跄地下了楼。
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They staggered in a zigzag across the tarmac .
他们深一脚浅一脚，跌跌撞撞地穿过停机坪。
指行走的最普通用词，通常后接副词或介词。
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。
尤指因紧张、担忧、不耐烦等而来回踱步。
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。
指脚步缓慢、步履艰难地行走。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
特指幼儿因学步而摇摇晃晃地小步行走。
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。
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。
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。