vi.蹣跚；猶豫；動(dòng)搖

vt.使搖晃；使吃驚；使猶豫

n.蹣跚；躊躇；搖擺不定

The drunk man staggered across the room. 那個(gè)醉漢搖搖晃晃地穿過(guò)房間。

His resolution had begun to stagger. 他的意志開始動(dòng)搖了。

Such a heavy load would stagger an elephant. 這么重的擔(dān)子，大象擔(dān)著也得搖晃。

The unexpected blow did not stagger his resolution. 這個(gè)意外的打擊并沒有動(dòng)搖他的決心。

I was staggered when I heard of his death. 我聽到他死的消息大吃一驚。

The difficulties of the examination did not stagger him. 考試的難度并沒有使他畏縮。

He gave a stagger on hearing the news. 他聽到這一消息兩腿搖晃起來(lái)。

They stagger from liquor, They reel in their visions, They totter in their judgments. 他們見異象時(shí)搖搖晃晃，行審判時(shí)搖擺不定。

stagger的基本意思是“搖晃不定地移動(dòng)”,通常指虛弱、負(fù)重、醉酒等導(dǎo)致身體失去平衡或行走失態(tài),強(qiáng)調(diào)不穩(wěn)定性和失控性。引申可表示遇到困難或處于矛盾狀況的任何事務(wù),如頭腦困惑不解,觀點(diǎn)遭到反對(duì)等,也可指“使某人慌亂或震驚”。

stagger可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作及物動(dòng)詞。用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),接名詞、代詞作賓語(yǔ)。可用于被動(dòng)結(jié)構(gòu)。

stagger還可用作名詞,意為“搖晃”。例如:She gave a stagger as she began to feel faint.她感到頭暈時(shí)身體搖晃了一下。

adj.非常吃驚的

動(dòng)詞stagger的過(guò)去式和過(guò)去分詞形式.

adj.搖晃的；驚人的

動(dòng)詞stagger的現(xiàn)在分詞.

搖擺癥,眩暈,眩暈癥

adv.搖晃地；蹣跚地；驚人地