| 词汇 | waddling |
| 释义 | waddling present participle ofwaddle waddle verb[ Iusually+ adv/prep ] uk /ˈwɒd.əl/ us /ˈwɑː.dəl/ (usually of a person or animal with short legs and a fat body) to walk with short steps, moving the body from one side to the other: （通常指肥胖腿短的人或动物）蹒跚而行，摇摇摆摆地走 The ducks waddled down to the river. A short, fat waiter waddled over. Compare toddle totter The penguins waddled on their rocks and swam in their pool. The door jingled and an elderly female customer waddled in. Choosing a key from a ring which hung round his fat waist, the guard waddled past a number of cells. 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 Examples of waddlingwaddling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. A typically waddling gait can be observed, and women will often support themselves on furniture or rails to reduce weight-bearing. There they sit with their searched collars and their white fronts waddling from time to time in the wrong direction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The woman will often walk with a waddling gait because she cannot walk normally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not long before he was making golden legs for them, and they are now all waddling to prosperity on golden crutches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will he no lame ducks waddling around this marketplace! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Why should they not be sent to a naval port right away, to dive in at the deep end instead of waddling in from the shallow end? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To compensate for this loss, the leg swings out laterally so that the foot can move forward, producing a shuffling or waddling gait. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It walks well, without waddling, and although it normally feeds by upending, it can dive if necessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the ground, they walk with a waddling gait. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If there is a bilateral involvement the child might have a waddling gait or trendelenburg gait with an increased lumbar lardosis. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The gait on the ground is waddling and the feet are large and powerful. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They stand erect like penguins and, rather than waddling, they run. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Pumping of the hands, bouncing, and waddling are not encouraged. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It was sewn in the shape of a vest, to allow movement when waddling and swimming. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As he backs out in disbelief, the penguin comes waddling out. 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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