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单词	totters
释义	totter 1 of 2 verb tot·​ter ˈtä-tər  tottered; tottering; totters intransitive verb 1 : to move unsteadily : stagger, wobble 2 a : to tremble or rock as if about to fall : sway b : to become unstable : threaten to collapse totter 2 of 2 noun : an unsteady gait : wobble Synonyms Verb careen dodder lurch reel stagger teeter waddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Verb The child tottered across the room. He tottered away to bed. Recent Examples on the Web Verb And if that feels like too much heel to totter around in, a classic sneaker, such as Nike’s Air Jordans, is a perfect pairing for another classic: a Dior suit. WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 There is a tortuous pleasure in watching the book totter under the weight of its contradictions. Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2022 But as the regime seemed to totter, its president turned to its old patron, Russia. ABC News, 9 Jan. 2022 Nearby, newborn lambs totter around in their pen, and working dogs relax in cages on the beds of old pickup trucks. Antonia Hitchens, Town & Country, 29 Aug. 2021 Good talent comes and goes, the Blue Jackets totter on, and the Tortorella method never changes. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2021 Ubers didn’t pull up to the Kirkwood bars to pick up girls tottering on high heels. Christine Fernando, Indianapolis Star, 11 Apr. 2020 Someone posts a video of their infant tottering around to music from a favorite toy; someone else replies with a seven-second loop of Theresa May, the former British prime minster, dancing jerkily during a state visit to Nairobi. Laurence Scott, Wired, 2 Mar. 2020 The real estate sector, which usually pulls the economy, has been tottering since the demonetisation of Nov. 2016. S. Gopikrishna Warrier, Quartz India, 20 Jan. 2020 Noun The Mets had not lost a series all season, but that streak sailed when the Seattle Mariners closed out a teeter-totter affair Sunday. New York Times, 15 May 2022 Passersby couldn’t help but spot the eight-foot long, bright yellow teeter-totter, ridden by youth of the church the weekend of March 19-20, in an effort to raise funds for local non-profit agencies. Rich Heileman, cleveland, 25 Mar. 2022 There is a seamless convergence between Atlanta’s hot-wing culture and Korea’s fried-chicken culture: an emphasis on shattering crispiness and a balance in flavors, most notably the lip-smacking teeter-totter of sour and sweet. New York Times, 12 Jan. 2022 The most stable place on a teeter-totter is in the middle. Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 12 Jan. 2021 This effectively eliminates the very need for the teeter-totter itself. Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 Kathleen Gerson, a professor of sociology at New York University who began researching work-life integration around the same time as Friedman, agrees that a work-life convergence is healthier than trying to stabilize a precarious teeter-totter. Leigh Giangreco, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2020 The survival of the teeter-totter of our democracy is very much in the balance. Star Tribune, 2 Oct. 2020 No, this episode was just a perfect encapsulation of the everyday frenetic energy with which these women sprint (and somehow simultaneously totter) through life. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 1 May 2020 See More Word History Etymology Verb Middle English toteren First Known Use Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2a Noun 1709, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing totter teeter-totter teeter-totter Kids Definition totter verb tot·​ter ˈtä-tər  tottered; tottering 1 : to sway or rock as if about to fall 2 : to move unsteadily : stagger totters verb present tense third-person singular of totter 1 as in staggers to move forward while swaying from side to side tottered around the house as she practiced walking in high heels Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance staggers lurches teeters waddles shuffles weaves careens stomps stumbles dodders rolls rocks reels sways wobbles wavers seesaws clomps flounders shambles lumbers barges swags clumps wabbles pounds tramps tromps blunders stamps scuffles lumps scuffs galumphs 2 as in falters to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side the figurine tottered precariously for a moment before falling off the shelf Synonyms & Similar Words falters wobbles trembles teeters rocks shakes lurches shudders wavers toddles vibrates wabbles flounders staggers stumbles quivers quavers careens quakes reels weaves
随便看	at the back of one's mind at the behest of someone at the bidding of someone at the bottom of one's class at the bottom of one's/the class at the bottom of the class at the bottom of the heap at the bottom of the pile at the bottom/top of the heap at the center of things at the coalface at the cost of at the count of at the crack of dawn at the discretion of at the discretion of someone at the door at the double at the drop of a hat at the earliest at the end of one's patience at the end of the day at the expense of at the first opportunity at the first sign

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