蹒跚;犹豫;动摇;
使蹒跚,使摇摆;使犹豫;错开时间;使吃惊;

这组词都有“蹒跚”的意思。它们的区别是:stagger指虚弱、负重、醉酒等导致身体失去平衡或行走失态; reel指受到打击或眩晕而站立不稳; stumble指由于脚下被绊,迈错步或受惊等而“蹒跚”行走。
词源记忆法
来自古诺斯语stakra,推,挤,使打转,来自Proto-Germanic*stakon,棍子,柱子,来自PIE*steg,棍子,柱子,词源同stack,stick.-er,表反复。其字面意思可能是用棍子在后面追打或赶,引申词义蹒跚,踉跄,及相关比喻义。
Jim and his wife stagger their work hours so one of them can be at home with the kids.
吉姆和妻子把工作时间错开,以便两个人中总有一个可以在家照料孩子。
来源:朗文当代高级英语词典 第6版They grope in darkness with no light, And He makes them stagger like a drunken man.
伯12:25他们无光 、 在黑暗中摸索、又使他们东倒西歪、像醉酒的人一样.
来源:网络文摘精选The feeling is a distant contrail then, that is the person walks in time stagger originally.
感觉那是条遥远的轨迹, 那是人在时间交错的行走原本.
来源:网络文摘精选There were so many runners that they had to stagger the start.
参加赛跑的选手很多,他们不得不把起跑的时间错开。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》Welding the welds which are stagger first, then is the straight ang long weld.
先焊错开的端焊缝, 后焊直通长焊缝.
来源:网络文摘精选It staggers me that the government is doing nothing about it.
政府对此竟然不采取任何措施,我觉得不可思议。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》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。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》(figurative)The company is staggering under the weight of a £10m debt.
公司在1 000万英镑债务的重压下步履艰难。
来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
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