音标:[ˈtɔtəz] ;
v. 走得或动得不稳( totter的第三人称单数 ); 踉跄; 蹒跚; 摇摇欲坠
v move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
v walk unsteadily
v move unsteadily, with a rocking motion

totter的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. She managed to totter back to her seat.她东倒西歪地好不容易回到了座位上。
  2. Babies and very old people totter as they walk.小孩与老年人走路蹒跚。
  3. The piles of books tottered and then fell.这堆书晃了几下,然后就倒了。
  4. With that overturned,the clan authority and the authority of the husband all begin to totter.它既被打翻,族权和夫权便一概跟着动摇起来。

词汇搭配

  • tetter-totter跷板游戏
  • teeter-totter跷跷板
  • titter-totter【方】跷跷板...
  • see-saw跷跷板
  • totter to one's feet摇晃着站起来...

经典引文

  • Whose delicatessen store was tottering on the brink of ruin.

    出自:U. Sinclair
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