totter 详细解释

totter

['tɔtə]

v.蹒跚, 摇摇欲坠

vi.

1. 蹒跚, 踉跄[Q]

The drunkard tottered along the road.

醉鬼在路上踉跄行走。

2. 摇摇欲坠, 动摇

The authoritarian government was tottering.

独裁政府摇摇欲坠了。

n.

蹒跚的步子; 动摇, 摇晃

词形变化

形容词: tottery | 名词: totterer | 动词过去式: tottered | 动词过去分词: tottered | 动词现在分词: tottering | 动词第三人称单数: totters |

词义辨析

同义参见:

hobble  

英英释义

动词 totter:

move without being stable, as if threatening to fall

walk unsteadily

同义词:toddle, coggle, dodder, paddle, waddle

move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

同义词:teeter, seesaw

补充

tottertotter英:[ˈtɔtə] 美:[ˈtɑtɚ]vi.1.走得或动得不稳; 踉跄; 蹒跚The wounded soldier tottered to his feet.伤员摇摇晃晃地站了起来。2.摇摇欲坠The pile of books tottered then fell.这堆书晃了几下, 然后就倒了。

例句

1. She was tottering slightly on stiletto heels.她穿着细高跟鞋, 走起路来有点不稳。 2. Thelma tottered from the stage in search of the gin bottle.特尔玛踉踉跄跄地从台子上下来找杜松子酒瓶。 3. He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table.他跌跌撞撞地走到冰箱前, 拿出一瓶啤酒, 然后一屁股坐在桌子旁。 4. During the earthquake the building tottered and shook.地震时这座建筑物发生了摇晃。 5. The property market is tottering.房地产市场摇摇欲坠。 6. Mussolini's government was tottering on the brink of collapse.墨索里尼政府当时正处于崩溃的边缘。 7. a state tottering on the brink of bankruptcy濒临破产的国家 8. The drunkard tottered to the door.醉汉踉踉跄跄地走到门口。 9. The shanty tottered in the strong wind and fell.棚屋在大风中摇摇晃晃,最后倒塌了。 10. The company is tottering on the edge of bankruptcy.该公司濒临破产。 11. a hunched figure tottering down the path.一个一路踉跄的驼背身影。 12. tottering, gutted houses.摇摇欲坠的破房。 13. the pharmaceutical industry has tottered from crisis to crisis.制药业在一个接一个的危机中摇摇欲坠。 14. The child tottered across the room.孩子蹒跚地穿过房间。 15. He tottered away/off to bed.他跌跌撞撞地走开,去上床睡觉。 16. The economy is tottering.经济濒临崩溃。 17. a tottering company行将倒闭的公司