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单词 wobbly
释义 wob·bly
I. adjective
also wab·bly \-b(ə)lē, -li\; or wob·ble·dy \-bəldē, -di\
(-er/-est)
Etymology: wobbledy from wobbled (past participle of wobble) + -y
1. : inclined to shake, sway, or quaver unsteadily : wavering or trembling uncertainly (as from wear or fatigue) : shaky
 < a wobbly chair >
 < a wobbly government >
 < felt a little wobbly when he saw all the people — R.C.Wood >
 < wobbly handwriting >
2. : given to vacillation or inclined to vacillate : fluctuating, irresolute, uncertain, doubtful
 < after a very wobbly introduction, he writes with vigor and clarity — New Statesman & Nation >
 < sound way of bolstering wobbly foreign economies — Time >
 < the statistics were a bit wobbly — good round figures not exempt from the suspicion of exaggeration — G.B.Munson >
II. noun
(-es)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: origin unknown
: a member of the Industrial Workers of the World
 < life was real and … earnest for the Wobblies of yesteryear — John Cournos >
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