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单词 waddle
释义
waddlewad‧dle /ˈwɒdl $ ˈwɑːdl/ verb [intransitive] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINwaddle
Origin:
1500-1600 wade
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
waddle
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theywaddle
he, she, itwaddles
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theywaddled
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave waddled
he, she, ithas waddled
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad waddled
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill waddle
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have waddled
Continuous Form
PresentIam waddling
he, she, itis waddling
you, we, theyare waddling
PastI, he, she, itwas waddling
you, we, theywere waddling
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been waddling
he, she, ithas been waddling
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been waddling
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be waddling
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been waddling
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A small, white-backed lizard waddled and hopped across the hot gypsum, moving away from us.
  • Half a dozen geese waddled up the bank.
  • I remembered her waddling to the cupboard for the bottle when I was eased into bed.
  • If pushed, it will reluctantly and rather crossly waddle down the beach and take refuge in the sea.
  • The cafe door groaned open and Tuppe waddled in.
  • Two auks, blinking, waddled foolishly across the ledge.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=walks moving its body from side to side)· Ducks were waddling across the grass.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· He then waddled off and hung his head in a corner.· The priest staggered to his feet and waddled off with an air of drunken disdain.
· Cranston glared back at him and waddled over.· Sergeant Wootton waddled over to acknowledge Blanche, his thighs almost splitting the trousers of his suit.
to walk with short steps, with your body moving from one side to the other – used especially about people or birds with fat bodies and short legswaddle off/down/over etc Half a dozen ducks waddled up the bank.waddle noun [singular]
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