adjective
1wobblier, wobbliest
- tending to move unsteadily from side to side摇晃的, 摇摆的:
the car had a wobbly wheel.
汽车的轮胎已摇摇晃晃了。
1.1
- (of a person or their legs) weak and unsteady from illness, tiredness, or anxiety(人或人的腿因病、劳累、焦虑等)摇摇晃晃的; 晃晃悠悠的。
1.2
- (of a person, action or state) uncertain, wavering, or insecure(人、人的行动、状态等)摇摆不定的; 不确定的; 不可靠的:
the evening gets off to a wobbly start.
晚会以无把握的状态开始了。
1.3
- (of a speaker, singer, or voice) having a tendency to move out of tone or slightly vary in pitch(说话者, 歌唱者, 声音)易走调的, 颤动的。
1.4
- (of a line or handwriting) not straight or regular; shaky(线条, 字迹)扭动的, 歪歪斜斜的, 弯弯曲曲的。
in sing.
1- Brit. informal a fit of temper or panic〈英, 非正式〉一顿脾气; 一阵恐慌:
my daughter threw a wobbly when I wouldn't let her play.
我不让女儿玩, 她就发了一通脾气。
1.1
the wobblies
a fit of panic一阵恐慌:the driver was having an attack of the wobblies.
司机正陷入恐慌之中。
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