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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。
蹒跚地走；拖着脚走
shambled — past of shamble
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蹒跚地走；拖着脚走
to walk while shuffling or dragging the feet
The old man shambled down the street.
老人蹒跚地沿着街道走去。
拖着脚走；蹒跚而行。
To walk while shuffling or dragging the feet.
shamble
Base
原形
shambles
3rd person
第三人称单数
shambling
-ing
现在分词
shambled
Past
过去式
shambled
Past participle
过去分词
He shambles down the street every morning.
他每天早上蹒跚地走在街上。
The old man shambled into the room.
那个老人蹒跚地走进了房间。
The bear is shambling through the forest.
那只熊正摇摇晃晃地穿过森林。
动词规则变化，加-ed/-s/-ing
After the long hike, he shambles into the room.
长途跋涉后，他蹒跚地走进房间。
The old man shambled down the street.
老人蹒跚地走在街上。
She was shambling along the path.
她沿着小路蹒跚而行。
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。
表示离开。
He shambled off into the distance.
他摇摇晃晃地走向远方。
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。
Not this
He shambled the hallway.
Use this
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。
Not this
The room was a shamble.
Use this
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。
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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。
蹒跚走进
He shambled into the kitchen, still half asleep.
他半梦半醒地蹒跚走进厨房。
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。
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。
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。
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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。
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。
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.
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