1. | [i][t] 摇摇晃晃地走;蹒跚;踉跄to walk with weak unsteady steps, as if you are about to fall |
The injured woman staggered to her feet. 受伤的女人摇摇晃晃地站起身来。 | |
He staggered home, drunk. 他喝醉酒,踉跄着回了家。 | |
We seem to stagger from one crisis to the next. 我们仿佛在接连不断的危机中举步维艰。 | |
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。 | |
I managed to stagger the last few steps. 我好不容易跌跌撞撞走了这最后几步。 |
2. | [t] 使震惊;使大吃一惊to shock or surprise sb very much |
Her remarks staggered me. 她的话让我震惊。 | |
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。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 使交错;使错开to arrange for events that would normally happen at the same time to start or happen at different times |
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。 |