stagger

发音

英 [ˈstæɡə(r)]word uk audio image

美 [ˈstæɡər] word us audio image

  • vi.
    蹒跚
    犹豫
    动摇
  • vt.
    使蹒跚,使摇摆
    使犹豫
    错开时间
    使吃惊
  • n.
    摇晃
    一种不稳定形式,部署或者秩序
    摇摆不定

单词词源

stagger 蹒跚,踉跄,震惊,吃惊,使交错,错开

来自古诺斯语 stakra,推,挤,使打转,来自 Proto-Germanic*stakon,棍子,柱子,来自 PIE*steg, 棍子,柱子,词源同 stack,stick.-er,表反复。其字面意思可能是用棍子在后面追打或赶,引申 词义蹒跚,踉跄,及相关比喻义。

双语例句

1. You will be barely able to stagger when the evening is over .
而你却几乎无法在傍晚的余晖中蹒跚前行。
2. The flames burnt through the rope and he was able to stagger a short distance before collapsing and dying .
火焰通过绳索开始燃烧,在死亡之前他还能短距离的蹒跚几步。
3. If work schedules were more flexible , different companies could stagger their office hours to reduce the rush .
如果工作时间表能够更有弹性点,不同的公司可以错时上下班以避免人流高峰。
4. Public transport in the uk will keep running , but users may be advised to stagger their journeys and avoid unnecessary trips .
英国公共交通将继续运营,但是可能会建议人们错开旅行的高峰期,并且避免不必要的出行。
5. Somewhere there 's a wall switch for it , which you toggle when evening falls , or when you stagger to the bathroom half asleep in the middle of the night .
墙上某处有个电灯壁开关,夜幕降临或者半夜你半睡半醒踉踉跄跄去卫生间的时候打开开关。

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