| 单词 | totter |
| 释义 | totterWord family nountottietottertottotting tot·ter /ˈtɒtə $ ˈtɑːtər/ verb [intransitiveI] 1 BALANCE#to walk or move unsteadily from side to side as if you are going to fall over 蹒跚，踉踉跄跄 Lorrimer swayed a little, tottered, and fell. 洛里默身体微微摇晃，蹒跚几步后跌倒在地。 2. FAILif a political system or organization totters, it becomes less strong and is likely to stop working 〔政治制度或机构〕摇摇欲坠 Examples from the Corpus totter• On the way to school a wino totters.• There was something mad about her refusal to rest, and she felt it as she tottered about getting Clarice dressed.• I saw Slim tottering along and joined him.• Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate.• She tottered, and put her arms out.• Now he gapes at the cup and saucer, tottering at the end of his extended arm.• He tottered drunkenly to his feet and reached inside his jacket.• She tottered into the room in red high-heeled shoes.• The country's welfare system is tottering toward collapse. (1200-1300) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language |
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