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tot.terH5tBt7E5, $5tB:7tLv [I]to move or walk in a way that is not well controlled, is shaking or is making small movements from side to side as if about to fall跌跌撞撞; 摇摇欲坠I could see the pile of books tottering but couldn't reach them before they fell.我可以看到这堆书摇摇晃晃,但是我还没来得及够到它们,它们就倒了下来。She tottered unsteadily down the stairs in her high-heeled shoes.她穿着高跟鞋跌跌撞撞地走下楼来。(fig.)The industry has tottered from crisis to crisis now for two decades.至今为止二十年来,工业面临一个又一个危机摇摇欲坠。(fig.) This major change is occurring just as old family support systems are tottering towards extinction.正当旧家庭所维系的体制摇摇欲坠迈向灭绝的时候,这个重大的变革发生了。☆ STAGGER ; TEETER
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