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[vi.] waddle + direction (across/over/into)
常用于鸭子、企鹅等动物或胖人行走的样子。
The duck waddled across the road.
鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
蹒跚；摇摇摆摆的步态
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蹒跚；摇摇摆摆的步态
a way of walking with short steps and a swaying movement
The duck waddled across the road.
鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
一种蹲伏摇摆的步态。
A squat, swaying gait.
行走中的一群鸟,如鸭和企鹅。
A group of birds, such as ducks and penguins, when walking.
The duck waddled across the road.
那只鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
The toddler waddles in his heavy winter coat.
那个学步的小孩穿着厚厚的冬衣蹒跚而行。
She was waddling toward the door.
她正摇摇摆摆地朝门口走去。
常用于鸭子、企鹅等动物或胖人行走的样子。
The duck waddled across the road.
鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
off/away 表示离开，仍保留摇摇摆摆的动作特征。
The goose waddled off.
鹅摇摇摆摆地走了。
名词形式表示“蹒跚的步态”，常用于 with a waddle。
He walked with a waddle.
他走路一摇一摆。
Not this
The waddle duck crossed the road.
Use this
The waddling duck crossed the road.
waddle 是动词或名词，不能放在名词前作定语；要用现在分词 waddling 作形容词修饰 duck。
Not this
He waddled to walk across the room.
Use this
He waddled across the room.
waddle 本身已含“走”的意思，不能再接 to walk；直接加方向状语 across the room 即可。
Not this
The penguin walked with waddle.
Use this
The penguin walked with a waddle.
作名词表示“蹒跚的步态”是可数名词，通常说 with a waddle，不能省略冠词 a。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
摇摇摆摆地穿过
The duck waddled across the road.
鸭子摇摇摆摆地穿过马路。
蹒跚前行
The toddler waddled along beside his mother.
那个幼儿在妈妈身边蹒跚前行。
摇摇摆摆地走在街上
The geese waddled down the street.
这些鹅摇摇摆摆地走在街上。
摇摇摆摆地走开
The penguin waddled off toward the water.
那只企鹅摇摇摆摆地朝水边走去。
摇摇摆摆地走进房间
He waddled into the room and sat down.
他摇摇摆摆地走进房间，然后坐了下来。
鸭子摇摇摆摆的步态
She laughed at the duck's waddle.
她看到鸭子摇摇摆摆的步态笑了。
然后他摇摇摆摆地走开了（摇摇摆摆，摇摇摆摆），直到第二天。
In the internet meme 'The Duck Song,' the duck waddled away after asking for grapes.
在网络迷因《The Duck Song》中，鸭子问完葡萄后摇摇摆摆地走开了。
Use waddle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记 waddle：字母 W 像鸭子摇摇摆摆走出的弯曲路线；摇摆的步态就是蹒跚。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a duck or penguin's walk、observing a person's short, swaying steps 作名词时，waddle 指短促且左右摇摆的步态，多用于描述鸭子、企鹅等动物或人走路的样子；在日常口语和一般书面语中都较常见。
Rhymes with waddle: twaddle, swaddle, toddle, model. Be careful with -addle lookalikes: paddle and saddle are pronounced with /æ/, not /ɔ/, so they do not rhyme with waddle.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.