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tottering
[ˈtɔtəriŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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1. VERB 跌跌撞撞;蹒跚;踉跄 If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk. 

  • He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...

    他踉跄地走到冰箱前，拿出一瓶啤酒，一屁股坐在桌边。

  • The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.

    宝宝开始只是爬，后来第一次站起来蹒跚着走了几步。

2. VERB 摇摇欲坠;变得不稳;动摇 If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely. 

  • The property market is tottering.

    房地产市场摇摇欲坠。

  • ...further criticism of the tottering government.

    对濒临瓦解的政府的进一步批评

Adjective

1. unsteady in gait as from infirmity or old age;

  • "a tottering skeleton of a horse"
  • "a tottery old man"

2. (of structures or institutions) having lost stability; failing or on the point of collapse;

  • "a tottering empire"
1. With power and to spare we must pursue the tottering foe.
宜将剩勇追穷寇。

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