staggers

英 [ˈstæɡəz]

美 [ˈstæɡərz]

v.  摇摇晃晃地走; 蹒跚; 踉跄; 使震惊; 使大吃一惊; 使交错; 使错开
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柯林斯词典

• VERB 蹒跚;摇晃地走
  If youstagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk.
  1. He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over...
     他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了。
  2. He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.
     他走路摇摇晃晃，不得不靠在吧台上。
• VERB 勉强维持
  If you say that someone or somethingstaggers on, you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing.
  1. Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.
     杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。
  2. ...a government that staggered from crisis to crisis.
     在一次又一次危机中勉强维持的政府
• VERB 使震惊;让…大吃一惊
  If somethingstaggersyou, it surprises you very much.
  1. The whole thing staggers me.
     整个事件让我震惊。
• VERB 使(假期或工作时间)错开
  Tostaggerthings such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time.
  1. During the past few years the government has staggered the summer vacation periods for students.
     在过去几年里，政府将学生放暑假的时间相互错开。
• See also:staggering

英英释义

noun

• a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle
  Synonym:blind staggers

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