stagger

stag·ger

S0695300 (stăg′ər)v. stag·gered, stag·ger·ing, stag·gers v.intr. To move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight; totter. See Synonyms at blunder.v.tr.1. To cause to totter, sway, or reel: The blow staggered him.2. To astonish, shock, or overwhelm: a teacher staggered by a former student's accomplishments; a company staggered by increases in energy costs.3. To place on or as if on alternating sides of a center line; set in a zigzag row or rows: theater seats that were staggered for clear viewing.4. To arrange in alternating or overlapping time periods: staggered the nurses' shifts.5. To arrange (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one wing is either ahead of or behind the leading edge of the other wing.6. Sports To arrange (the start of a race) with the starting point in the outside lanes progressively closer to the finish line so as to neutralize the advantage of competing in the shorter inside lanes.n.1. A tottering, swaying, or reeling motion.2. A staggered pattern, arrangement, or order.3. staggers(used with a sing. verb) Any of various diseases in animals, especially horses, cattle, or other domestic animals, that are characterized by a lack of coordination in moving, a staggering gait, and frequent falling.

[Alteration of Middle English stakeren, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka, to push.]

stag′ger·er n.stag′ger·y adj.

stagger

(ˈstæɡə) vb1. (usually intr) to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall2. (tr) to astound or overwhelm, as with shock: I am staggered by his ruthlessness. 3. (tr) to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion: a staggered junction; to stagger holidays. 4. (intr) to falter or hesitate: his courage staggered in the face of the battle. 5. (Aeronautics) (tr) to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the othern6. the act or an instance of staggering7. (Aeronautics) a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc[C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to push] ˈstaggerer n

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v.i. 1. to walk, move, or stand unsteadily. 2. to falter or begin to give way, as in an argument. 3. to waver or hesitate, as in purpose or resolve. v.t. 4. to cause to reel, totter, or become unsteady. 5. to astonish or shock: a fact that staggers the mind. 6. to cause to waver or falter. 7. to arrange in an alternating pattern: to stagger lunch hours. n. 8. the act of staggering; a reeling or tottering movement. 9. a staggered order or arrangement. 10. staggers, (used with a sing. v.) any of several severe diseases of livestock characterized by a staggering gait. [1520–30; earlier stacker to reel, Middle English stakeren < Old Norse stakra to reel =stak(a) to stagger + -ra frequentative suffix] stag′ger•er, n.

stagger

Past participle: staggered
Gerund: staggering

Imperative
stagger
stagger

Present
I stagger
you stagger
he/she/it staggers
we stagger
you stagger
they stagger

Preterite
I staggered
you staggered
he/she/it staggered
we staggered
you staggered
they staggered

Present Continuous
I am staggering
you are staggering
he/she/it is staggering
we are staggering
you are staggering
they are staggering

Present Perfect
I have staggered
you have staggered
he/she/it has staggered
we have staggered
you have staggered
they have staggered

Past Continuous
I was staggering
you were staggering
he/she/it was staggering
we were staggering
you were staggering
they were staggering

Past Perfect
I had staggered
you had staggered
he/she/it had staggered
we had staggered
you had staggered
they had staggered

Future
I will stagger
you will stagger
he/she/it will stagger
we will stagger
you will stagger
they will stagger

Future Perfect
I will have staggered
you will have staggered
he/she/it will have staggered
we will have staggered
you will have staggered
they will have staggered

Future Continuous
I will be staggering
you will be staggering
he/she/it will be staggering
we will be staggering
you will be staggering
they will be staggering

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been staggering
you have been staggering
he/she/it has been staggering
we have been staggering
you have been staggering
they have been staggering

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been staggering
you will have been staggering
he/she/it will have been staggering
we will have been staggering
you will have been staggering
they will have been staggering

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been staggering
you had been staggering
he/she/it had been staggering
we had been staggering
you had been staggering
they had been staggering

Conditional
I would stagger
you would stagger
he/she/it would stagger
we would stagger
you would stagger
they would stagger

Past Conditional
I would have staggered
you would have staggered
he/she/it would have staggered
we would have staggered
you would have staggered
they would have staggered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	stagger - an unsteady uneven gait lurch, stumblegait - a person's manner of walking
Verb	1.	stagger - walk as if unable to control one's movements; "The drunken man staggered into the room"careen, keel, lurch, reel, swagwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	2.	stagger - walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow"flounderwalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
	3.	stagger - to arrange in a systematic order; "stagger the chairs in the lecture hall"distributearrange, set up - put into a proper or systematic order; "arrange the books on the shelves in chronological order"
	4.	stagger - astound or overwhelm, as with shock; "She was staggered with bills after she tried to rebuild her house following the earthquake"overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

stagger

verb1. totter, reel, sway, falter, lurch, wobble, waver, teeter He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.2. lurch, reel, stumble, sway, totter a government that staggered from crisis to crisis3. astound, amaze, stun, surprise, shock, shake, overwhelm, astonish, confound, take (someone) aback, bowl over (informal), stupefy, strike (someone) dumb, throw off balance, give (someone) a shock, dumbfound, nonplus, flabbergast, take (someone's) breath away The whole thing staggers me.

stagger

verb1. To walk unsteadily:falter, lurch, reel, stumble, teeter, totter, weave, wobble.2. To proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner:blunder, bumble, bungle, flounder, fudge, fumble, limp, muddle, shuffle, stumble.3. To be irresolute in acting or doing:dither, falter, halt, hesitate, pause, shilly-shally, vacillate, waver, wobble.4. To overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment:boggle, bowl over, dumbfound, flabbergast, floor.

Translations

蹒跚使错开使震惊

stagger

(ˈstӕgə) verb1. to sway, move or walk unsteadily. The drunk man staggered along the road.蹒跚2. to astonish. I was staggered to hear he had died.使震惊3. to arrange (people's hours of work, holidays etc) so that they do not begin and end at the same times. 使错开（安排） ˈstaggering adjective causing unsteadiness, shock or astonishment. a staggering blow on the side of the head; That piece of news is staggering. 使腿软不稳的，令人震惊的

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stagger around

To walk or shuffle around (some place) in an swerving, unsteady manner. I suddenly became very disoriented and began staggering around the room like an old drunk. I don't really find it enjoyable to drink to the point where all I can do is mumble and stagger around. The actor staggered around the stage in a particularly hammy death scene.See also: around, stagger

stagger from (some place)

To walk or shuffle out of some place in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered from the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. We all staggered from the pub in a drunken haze.See also: stagger

stagger out

To walk or shuffle out (of some place) in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered out of the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. We spent about four hours in the pub before staggering out in a drunken haze.See also: out, stagger

stagger out of (some place)

To walk or shuffle out of some place in an swerving, unsteady manner. The man staggered out of the room clutching his chest, and I knew immediately he was having a heart attack. After about four hours we staggered out of the pub in a drunken haze.See also: of, out, stagger

stagger in(to some place)

To enter (some place) while walking in a swerving, unsteady manner. When Kevin came staggering in, I knew he must have been up all night drinking. The woman staggered into the police station, pale and shaking with fear.See also: stagger

stagger under (something)

To move or walk in a swerving, unsteady manner due to a weight or pressure from above. I've got so many books to bring up now that I stagger under the weight of my backpack when I walk home from school. The poor donkey staggered under all the bags of equipment the miners piled on top of it.See also: stagger

the staggers

1. An informal term for any disease in animals, especially horses or cattle, typified by a lack of coordination and stability while standing or walking. It looked like the poor horse might've been coming down with the staggers. It's probably a magnesium deficiency that's causing the staggers in your livestock.2. slang Any state or instance of staggering or unsteadiness on one's feet. I got a blow to the head during the accident, and it gave me the staggers for the rest of the day. He always gets the staggers when he's had one too many drinks. At the top of the mountain I could see that Janet was getting the staggers from the altitude, so I told her to sit down and have a rest.3. slang Any of the various neurological problems caused by decompression sickness (a condition known colloquially as "the bends"). When the diver first showed signs of the staggers, we thought it was just an inner ear infection, but it turns out he had the bends and died a few days later.See also: stagger

stagger around

to go about tottering or wobbling, especially as if drunk. The wounded man staggered around and then fell. A lot of people came out of the party and staggered around.See also: around, stagger

stagger from something

to move out of a place, tottering. The drunk staggered from the tavern and fell into the gutter. The wounded man staggered from the door and called for help.See also: stagger

stagger in(to some place)

to walk into some place, tottering. The old man staggered into the room and collapsed. He staggered in and fell down.See also: stagger

stagger out (of some place)

to walk out of some place, tottering. The drunk staggered out of the tavern and fell down. She staggered out and sat on the curb.See also: out, stagger

stagger under something

to struggle or totter under a serious burden, either a heavy object or a serious problem or responsibility. The welfare budget is staggering under the burden of having to care for many people. Sam staggered under the heavy load and finally fell.See also: stagger

staggers

1. n. liquor. She poured herself a huge glass of staggers and mumbled something about cough medicine. 2. and the staggers n. drunkenness; the delirium tremens. (Always with the in this sense.) He seems to have a little touch of the staggers. See also: stagger

the staggers

verbSee staggersSee also: stagger

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verb totter

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verb lurch

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verb astound

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verb to walk unsteadily

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verb to proceed or perform in an unsteady, faltering manner

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verb to be irresolute in acting or doing

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verb to overwhelm with surprise, wonder, or bewilderment

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noun an unsteady uneven gait

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verb walk as if unable to control one's movements

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verb walk with great difficulty

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verb to arrange in a systematic order

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verb astound or overwhelm, as with shock

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