tottering的中文翻译是什么意思

tottering

US/'tɒtərɪŋ/
UK/'tɒtərɪŋ/

adj. 蹒跚的,动摇的

v. 走得或动得不稳( totter的现在分词 ); 踉跄; 蹒跚; 摇摇欲坠

tottering柯林斯释义

VERB跌跌撞撞;蹒跚;踉跄

If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.

  • He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...

    他踉跄地走到冰箱前,拿出一瓶啤酒,一屁股坐在桌边。

  • The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.

    宝宝开始只是爬,后来第一次站起来蹒跚着走了几步。

VERB摇摇欲坠;变得不稳;动摇

If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.

  • The property market is tottering.

    房地产市场摇摇欲坠。

  • ...further criticism of the tottering government.

    对濒临瓦解的政府的进一步批评

tottering英文释义

Adjective

1. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age;

  • a tottering skeleton of a horse
  • a tottery old man

2. (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse;

  • a tottering empire

tottering场景例句

The property market is tottering.

房地产市场摇摇欲坠。

the tottering walls of the castle

古城堡摇摇欲坠的墙壁

With power and to spare we must pursue the tottering foe.

宜将剩勇追穷寇.

Poor child! The cause was in her tottering feet.

可怜的孩子! 原因是在她那双立不稳的脚上.

This was the week in which France was tottering on the brink of ruin.

这个星期,法国踉跄于毁灭的边缘.

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tottering近义词

breakable