Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #7013
staggering
踉跄；蹒跚
staggering is the present participle of stagger.
To sway or reel; to walk unsteadily, as if about to fall or with great difficulty.
- 1.
To sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
不稳地摇晃、蹒跚或踉跄
- 2.
Doubt, waver, be shocked.
怀疑、动摇、震惊
- 3.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
蹒跚而行,动作失控
- 4.
Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).
让多个组以统一的方式做同样的事情,但在不同的、均匀间隔的时间或地点开始
- 5.
walk with great difficulty
步履维艰
动摇；犹豫；使震惊；错开；使…错开；不稳地摇晃、蹒跚或踉跄；怀疑、动摇、震惊；蹒跚而行,动作失控
In use
After the accident, the driver staggered out of the car.
The little boy staggered into the kitchen, still half asleep.
She was staggering around the market, loaded down with bags.
The drunken man staggered into the room
He staggered along in the heavy snow
Verb forms
base stagger · third person staggers · -ing staggering · past staggered · past participle staggered
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为staggered。
Connections
Collocations
- stagger to one's feet
- 摇摇晃晃地站起来
- After the long flight, he staggered to his feet and stretched.长途飞行后，他摇摇晃晃地站起来伸了个懒腰。
- stagger under the weight of
- 被……的重量压得步履蹒跚
- The porter staggered under the weight of the heavy suitcases.搬运工被沉重行李箱的重量压得步履蹒跚。
- stagger the imagination
- 令人难以置信
- The sheer scale of the project staggers the imagination.这个项目的庞大规模令人难以想象。
- stagger working hours
- 错开工作时间
- The factory staggers working hours to ease traffic congestion.工厂错开工作时间以缓解交通拥堵。
- stagger into the room
- 踉跄地走进房间
- She staggered into the room and collapsed on the sofa.她踉跄地走进房间，倒在沙发上。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 stag（雄鹿）放进画面：一头鹿在冰上打滑，腿脚乱蹬、摇摇晃晃地走，就是 stagger（踉跄）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：描述走路不稳或踉跄（如醉酒、受伤）、表达震惊或难以置信、安排活动在均匀间隔的时间或地点（如错峰上下班） stagger 整体为中性词，但不同义项在语域上略有差别。“走路不稳/踉跄”是日常场景中很常用的说法；“使震惊”多用于书面或较正式的叙述，口语中也常听到；“错开”则比较常见于工作安排、活动计划等实用场景。建议学习中多留意搭配对象，以自然掌握其语域。
Grammar Note
表示'蹒跚'时，是不及物动词，常跟副词或介词短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词在美式英语中都与 stagger 押韵，因为重读元音和后续辅音都是 /æɡɚ/。注意 stage (/steɪdʒ/) 开头拼写与 stag 相似，但发音完全不同。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.