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totter/ˈtɒtə/ v. & n.●v. intr. 1 stand or walk unsteadily or feebly 蹒跚,跌跌撞撞地站立(或走路) tottered out of the pub 跌跌撞撞地走出了小酒店 2a (of a building etc.) shake or rock as if about to collapse (建筑物等)摇摇欲坠 b (of a system of government etc.) be about to fall (指政体等)行将倒台 ●n. an unsteady or shaky movement or gait 蹒跚的步子;摇晃不定 □ totterer n.□ tottery adj.[Middle English from Middle Dutch touteren ‘to swing’] |