单词 | totter |
释义 | totter UK ['tɒt.ər] US ['tɑ:.tˌɚ] verb intransitive ■to walk in a shaky way that looks as if you are about to fall 跌跌撞撞,踉跄 •She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes.她穿着高跟鞋跌跌撞撞地走下楼来。 Compare stagger ; teeter to move shakily from side to side 来回摇晃•Several tall piles of books tottered and fell.堆得高高的几叠书摇晃了几下就倒了下来。 ■(of a company, government, etc.) to become weaker and less likely to carry on existing (公司、政府等)摇摇欲坠,行将灭亡•The industry has tottered from crisis to crisis now for two years.两年来,该产业危机不断,风雨飘摇。 |
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