stagger
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
walk or move unsteadily as if about to fall (from carrying sth heavy, being weak or drunk, etc) 蹒跚; 踉跄; 摇晃著移动
She staggered and fell. 她踉跄了几步, 跌倒在地.
stagger to one's feet, across the room, from side to side 摇摇晃晃地站起来、 走到房间的另一边、 忽左忽右
staggering along, around, about, etc 摇?quot;诎诘刈咧⒆醋ァ?四处走等. =>Usage at shuffle 用法见shuffle.
2 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
(of news, etc) shock (sb) deeply; cause (sb) astonishment, worry or confusion (指消息等)使(某人)震惊、 担心或慌乱
I was staggered to hear/on hearing/when I heard of his death. 我听到他死的消息大吃一惊.
3 [Tn usu passive 通常用於被动语态]
place (sth) in a zigzag or alternating arrangement 交错安排(某事物); 使(某事物)错开
a staggered junction, ie a cross-roads where the side-roads are not directly opposite each other 旁侧路口不相对的交叉处.
4 [Tn] arrange (the times of events) so that they do not occur together 错开(时间)
staggered office hours, ie arranged so that employees are not all using buses, trains, etc at the same time 错开的办公时间(以减低使用交通工具的拥挤现象)
stagger the annual holidays 错开年假. stagger, n unsteady staggering movement 蹒跚; 踉跄; 摇晃不稳的动作
He picked up the heavy suitcase and set off with a stagger. 他提起沉重的箱子, 打个趔趄就走了.
In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.
就这样,美洲土著人被赶到殖民者所不要的贫瘠的土地上去了。
In Maori history,the first traveller to reach New Zealand in the year 950 was a man called Kupe.
毛利人的历史上,于950年第一个到达新西兰的旅行者是一个名叫库佩的人。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.