stagger

英['stæɡə(r)]美['stæɡər]
  • vi. 蹒跚；犹豫；动摇
  • vt. 使摇晃；使吃惊；使犹豫
  • n. 蹒跚；踌躇；摇摆不定

    • 记忆方法

    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。
      verb(动词)
      1. [ I usually + adv/prep ] 摇晃;蹒跚;踉踉跄跄地走
      2. [ T ] 使震惊，使大吃一惊
      3. [ T ] 使（尤指工作、假期或事件的时间）错开;使交错
      4. [ T ] （赛跑时）使（起跑时间或起跑位置）错开
      noun(名词)
      1. 蹒跚;站立不稳

    双解例句

    verb(动词)
    1. [ I usually + adv/prep ] 摇晃;蹒跚;踉踉跄跄地走

      After he was attacked, he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help.

      他遇袭后，跌跌撞撞地走到电话机旁打电话求救。

      The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year.

      公司背负着1500万美元的债务，举步维艰，年底前几乎肯定要倒闭。

    2. [ T ] 使震惊，使大吃一惊

      He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month.

      他突然宣布月底要离开公司，把所有同事都吓了一跳。

    3. [ T ] 使（尤指工作、假期或事件的时间）错开;使交错

      Some countries have staggered school holidays so that holiday resorts do not become overcrowded.

      一些国家将学校假期时间错开，这样度假地就不会太拥挤了。

    4. [ T ] （赛跑时）使（起跑时间或起跑位置）错开
    noun(名词)
    1. 蹒跚;站立不稳

      He left the bar with a drunken stagger.

      他醉得摇摇晃晃地离开了酒吧。

    小知识

    Running a marathon is an impressive feat! Even though you had to stagger — or walk unsteadily — across the finish line, you should be proud of your accomplishment.

    The word stagger isn't just used to describe the physical action of stumbling. When you're really shocked about a piece of news, it can stagger or shock you. When you want to spread something out overtime, like paying a large bill, you can stagger the payments over time. But, remember that if you fall behind, the debt you fall into might stagger you.

    实用短语

    1. stagger tuning

    2. stagger grid

      蹒跚格点,盘跚格点

    3. stagger amplifier

    4. stagger their schedule

      安排自己的时间,安排时间

    5. stagger angle

      安装角,翻译,扭曲角

    6. stagger arrangement

      交错排列,

    7. angle of stagger

      交错角,

    8. stagger tuned amplifier

      参差党放大器,参差调谐放大器,差调放大器

    单词用法

    词语辨析
    stagger,reel,stumble。
    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。

    同义词

    vi.摇晃,蹒跚

    tumble  /  flounder  /  lurch  /  waver  /  reel  /  sway

    其他释义

    stumble  /  waver  /  tumble  /  languish  /  flounder  /  reel  /  hobble  /  falter  /  lurch  /  sway

    同根词

    词根：stagger

    adj.

    staggering蹒跚的；另人惊愕的；犹豫的

    adv.

    staggeringly摇晃地；蹒跚地

    n.

    staggerer摇晃者；犹豫者；难题

    v.

    staggering蹒跚（stagger的ing形式）