| 词汇 | tottered |
| 释义 | tottered past simple and past participle oftotter totter verb[ I ] uk /ˈtɒt.ər/ us /ˈtɑː.t̬ɚ/ to walk with difficulty in a way that looks as if you are about to fall: 跌跌撞撞，踉跄 She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes.她穿着高跟鞋跌跌撞撞地走下楼来。 Compare staggerverb(MOVE) teeter to walk in a way that is not controlled or even stumbleHe was stumbling around the house like he was drunk. lumberWe held our breath as a black bear lumbered across the hiking trail ahead of us. galumphThe children galumphed down the steps and raced outside to play. bumbleHe bumbled into her and spilled her drink down her gown. falterThe dancer faltered right before the jump and landed awkwardly. totterHe tottered carefully down the gangplank, clutching at the railing. to shake and move from side to side: 来回摇晃 Several tall piles of books tottered and fell.堆得高高的几摞书摇晃了几下就倒了下来。 (of a company, government, etc.) to become weaker and less likely to carry on existing: （公司、政府等）摇摇欲坠，行将灭亡 The industry has tottered from crisis to crisis now for two years.两年来，该产业危机不断，风雨飘摇。 Moving unsteadily or with difficulty blunder bumble dodder dodderer doddery favour inflexibly limp lollop lumber lumpily lurch reel squeeze toddle toil totter tottering totteringly tumble You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Shaking, swinging and vibrating Becoming and making less strong Related wordstottering tottery Examples of totteredtottered In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. During the past 25 years, the railway industry has tottered from crisis to crisis and from problem to problem. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But they have all tottered; they have all been shattered. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Now, at long last, apparently, it has tottered and it is beginning to fall; it needs replacement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has tottered from one crisis to the next for all of those 15 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Companies have tottered in the past not because of a lack of skill among the workers of the industries but aften because of incompetent managements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Children tottered about the streets starving and emaciated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 For the fraction of a second it seemed she tottered there, on her knees, gazing directly at those who had taken her life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Having been refused the right to sell another round of bonds to unsuspecting investors, the shaky empire tottered. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He reeled, then tottered forward another few yards before falling. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He tottered but still talked like a gentleman, though feebly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We all tottered out into the night, convinced that we were on to a winner. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Had my soul tottered off to sleep taking my potency with it? From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We tottered together upon the brink of the fall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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