| 单词 | stagger |
| 释义 | stagger (stægəʳ ) Word forms: staggers , staggering , staggered 1. verb If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. [VERB adverb/preposition] He was staggering and had to lean on the bar. [VERB] Synonyms: totter, reel, sway, falter 2. verb If you say that someone or something staggers on, you mean that they only just succeed in continuing. Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years. [VERB adverb/preposition] ...a government that staggered from crisis to crisis. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: lurch, reel, stumble, sway 3. verb If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. The whole thing staggers me. [VERB noun] Synonyms: astound, amaze, stun, surprise staggered adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer. Synonyms: astounded, amazed, stunned, surprised 4. verb To stagger things such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. During the past few years the government has staggered summer vacation periods. [VERB noun] 5. See also staggering Collocations: stagger back Afterwards, we staggered back up the towpath clutching our tummies. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Gasping, he staggered back against the wall, until a voice from beyond the door said: "Don't stand on ceremony. THE GREAT AND SECRET SHOW (2001) All three staggered back, and one fell down, waving its arms and legs like a beetle thrown on its back. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2002) Translations: Chinese: 蹒跚 Japanese: よろめく |
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