waddling

英 [ˈwɒdlɪŋ]

美 [ˈwɑːdlɪŋ]

v.  (鸭子似地)蹒跚行走，摇摆地行走
waddle的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 蹒跚行走;摇摇晃晃地行走
  Towaddlesomewhere means to walk there with short, quick steps, swinging slightly from side to side. A person or animal that waddles usually has short legs and a fat body.
  1. McGinnis pushed himself laboriously out of the chair and waddled to the window...
     麦金尼斯吃力地从椅子上站起来，摇摇晃晃地走到了窗前。
  2. In the evenings, ducks waddle up to the front door to be fed.
     傍晚时分，鸭子们摇摇摆摆地来到前门进食。

双语例句

• Surprisingly, the penguins'walk allows them to save energy that would be wasted if they walked without waddling.
  出乎我们意料的是，企鹅摇摆着走，反而较常态行走更节省能量。
• Chimney swallows were darting swiftly across the yard, and chickens, ducks and turkeys were waddling and strutting and straggling in from the fields.
  家燕轻快地在院场上空飞来飞去，小鸡、鸭子和火鸡都纷纷从田地里回家来了。
• Dudley came waddling toward them as fast as he could.
  达力摇摇摆摆地赶紧朝他们走过来。
• As I lay helpless and delirious on my bed one night after an epic drinking session, a small dog came waddling into my room to lick my hand.
  当我一天晚上喝了个昏天黑地后，一点力气都没有，躺在床上，一只小狗一步步走进我的房间后，舔了我的手。
• To move with a waddling motion; toddle.
  摇摇晃晃地走趔趔趄趄地移动，移动；
• In winter, I adore the waddling babies balled up in warm, puffball clothing, while I snack on the delicious, street-cooked wintertime noodle dish.
  冬日，我喜欢那些包裹在那温暖蓬松的衣服中的蹒跚学步的幼儿，而我吃着那些美味的街头小吃。
• He came waddling down the hall like a penguin.
  他在大厅里蹒跚而行，就像一只企鹅。
• A short plump woman came waddling along the pavement.
  有个矮胖女子一摇一摆地沿人行道走来。
• It's home to a colony of Chinstrap penguins, who can be seen waddling around in several of the shots.
  那是南极企鹅群居的地方，有几个镜头里还能看到周围南极企鹅摇摇摆摆的样子。
• He noticed Star was panicked when he started doing a manic "waddling dance" in an attempt to escape his hostile siblings.
  他发现星星时，它正恐惧又狂躁地跳着鸭步舞，试图躲避那些对它怀有敌意的兄弟姐妹们。