stagger + adv./prep.
表示不稳地朝某方向走，常与方向性副词或介词短语连用。
She staggered into the room.
她踉跄着走进房间。
踉跄；蹒跚
staggering — present participle of stagger
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
To sway or reel; to walk unsteadily, as if about to fall or with great difficulty.
不稳地摇晃、蹒跚或踉跄
To sway unsteadily, reel, or totter.
怀疑、动摇、震惊
Doubt, waver, be shocked.
蹒跚而行,动作失控
walk as if unable to control one's movements
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
Have multiple groups doing the same thing in a uniform fashion, but starting at different, evenly spaced, times or places (attested from 1856).
步履维艰
walk with great difficulty
一般现在时
He staggers after drinking too much.
他喝太多后摇摇晃晃地走。
一般过去时
She staggered across the finish line.
她摇摇晃晃地跨过终点线。
现在进行时
The man is staggering down the street.
那个男人正摇摇晃晃地走在街上。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为staggered。
After the accident, the driver staggered out of the car.
事故发生后，司机踉踉跄跄地从车里出来。
用法提示：staggered 为动词过去式，表示因受惊或受伤而脚步不稳。
AI contextual example
The little boy staggered into the kitchen, still half asleep.
小男孩半梦半醒，摇摇晃晃地走进厨房。
用法提示：staggered 与 into 连用，表示蹒跚地进入某处。
AI contextual example
She was staggering around the market, loaded down with bags.
她提着大包小包，在市场里摇摇晃晃地走着。
用法提示：was staggering 为过去进行时，强调当时持续摇晃不稳的动作。
AI contextual example
表示不稳地朝某方向走，常与方向性副词或介词短语连用。
She staggered into the room.
她踉跄着走进房间。
表示因某事感到震惊，常用被动语态。
We were staggered by the cost of the repairs.
我们被维修费用惊呆了。
表示把时间、地点或活动错开，使各组依次进行。
The manager staggered the team's shifts to avoid overcrowding.
经理错开了团队的班次，以避免过度拥挤。
表示因负重或压力而行走困难。
The porter staggered under the weight of the luggage.
搬运工背着沉重的行李，踉跄而行。
比 stagger 更强调因虚弱或衰老而脚步颤抖、勉强保持平衡；常指老人或病人缓慢不稳地走。
比 stagger 更多一层“旋转、眩晕”的感觉，常用于醉酒或受打击后脚步不稳。
强调突然、急促、幅度大的倾斜或冲撞，不像 stagger 那样描述持续的摇摆步行。
常指站在边缘或某物上左右摇摆，不一定要行走，说“teeter down the road”不如 stagger 自然。
grammar · medium
易错句子I am stagger that he passed the exam.
正确表达I am staggered that he passed the exam.
stagger 是动词，不能直接放在系动词 be 后作表语来描述人的感受；表示“感到震惊”时要用过去分词 staggered 作形容词，构成 be staggered that... 结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子He staggered over a stone and fell down.
正确表达He stumbled over a stone and fell down.
stagger 指身体失去平衡而摇晃、踉跄，并不含“脚碰到东西被绊住”的意思；表示被石头绊倒应用 stumble over（绊到某物）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The old man swaggered along the road, too weak to walk straight.
正确表达The old man staggered along the road, too weak to walk straight.
swagger 意为“大摇大摆、神气地走”，带有自信甚至傲慢的意味；句中老人虚弱得走不直，应改用表示蹒跚、摇晃的 stagger。
注：此处取 stagger 的“错开（时间/地点）”义。stagger 是把多组安排在不同时间或地点开始，synchronize 则使它们同时开始；若指“踉跄”或“使震惊”，不能用 synchronize 作反义词。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
令人震惊；难以置信
The sheer scale of the damage staggers the imagination.
破坏的规模之大，简直让人难以想象。
承受……的重压而难以支撑；在……重压下步履维艰
Many small businesses are staggering under the weight of rising costs.
许多小企业正因成本上涨而举步维艰。
勉强维持；步履维艰地继续
Despite the losses, the team staggered on to the end of the season.
尽管屡遭失败，球队仍步履维艰地撑到了赛季结束。
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