Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #23376
shambled
蹒跚地走；拖着脚走
shambled is the past of shamble.
to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet
- 1.
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
拖着脚走；蹒跚而行。
拖着脚走；蹒跚而行。；蹒跚地走；摇摇晃晃地走；摇晃不稳
In use
After the long hike, he shambles into the room.
The old man shambled down the street.
She was shambling along the path.
shamble + adverb/prepositional phrase
常与方向或地点状语连用。
The old man shambled down the street.
老人蹒跚地沿着街道走去。
shamble + off/away
表示离开。
He shambled off into the distance.
他摇摇晃晃地走向远方。
be shambling
进行时态强调动作持续。
I saw a figure shambling through the fog.
我看见一个身影在雾中蹒跚而行。
Verb forms
base shamble · third person shambles · -ing shambling · past shambled · past participle shambled
动词规则变化，加-ed/-s/-ing
Common mistakes
He shambled the hallway.He shambled down the hallway.
shamble 是不及物动词，不能直接接宾语，需加介词如 down、along 等表示方向。
The room was a shamble.The room was a shambles.
shamble 作动词意为蹒跚行走，而表示混乱的名词形式是 shambles（复数形式但作单数用），不要混淆。
Connections
Collocations
- shamble along
- 拖着脚走；蹒跚而行
- The old man shambled along the narrow street.那位老人拖着脚走在狭窄的街道上。
- shamble into
- 蹒跚走进
- He shambled into the kitchen, still half asleep.他半梦半醒地蹒跚走进厨房。
- shamble away
- 拖着脚走开
- Without a word, she shambled away into the darkness.她一言不发，拖着脚走进黑暗中。
- shamble off
- 蹒跚离去
- The wounded dog shambled off to find a quiet place.那只受伤的狗蹒跚离去，寻找一个安静的地方。
- shamble to one's feet
- 摇摇晃晃地站起来
- She shambled to her feet and brushed off her coat.她摇摇晃晃地站起来，拍了拍外套。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：僵尸拖着腿走路，脚底擦地发出"sh...sh..."声——shamble 就是蹒跚拖步。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：文学叙事、日常描述 该词表示走路时拖着脚、步子缓慢而沉重的样子，通常用于描写疲惫、醉酒或没精打采的人，比较常见于小说或叙事性文字中；日常口语里也可使用，但语气略带描写感。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These all rhyme with 'shamble' /ˈʃæmbl/: amble, bramble, gamble, ramble and scramble end in the same stressed /æmbl/ sound. Lookalikes that sound different: 'tremble' /ˈtrembl/ and 'resemble' /rɪˈzembl/ have /embl/, and 'shambles' /ˈʃæmblz/ adds a final /z/ so it does not rhyme exactly.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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