中英互译
totter
英 /ˈtɒtə(r)/美 /ˈtɑːtər/
基本释义
- vi.蹒跚;踉跄
- n.蹒跚的步子
- n.(Totter)人名;(英)托特尔
第三人称单数totters
现在分词tottering
过去式tottered
过去分词tottered
GRE
双语例句
- They totter out into the courtyard to draw water or to rinse the slop pails.他们瞒珊走进院子来汲水、洗刷污水桶。
- I'd put on her high heels and totter around the bedroom, catching glimpses of myself in the mirror.我穿上她的高跟鞋在卧室里踉踉跄跄地行走,并对这镜子偷瞥自己的形象。
- The audience saw him totter and his knees give, and then saw him recover and tuck his chin deeper into the shelter of his left shoulder.观众看到他摇晃了一下,双膝一弯,立刻又恢复了原状,下巴尖在肩膀的掩护下埋得更深。
网络短语
- teeter-totter跷跷板
- to teeter-totter玩跷跷板
- Audrey Totter奥德丽
- stagger totter踉跄
- totter r摇摇欲坠;蹒跚
词语扩展
英英释义
- v.move without being stable, as if threatening to fall
- v.walk unsteadily
- v.move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
词源
- totter蹒跚,摇摆词源不详,可能来自北欧某语言,比较挪威语 totra,颤抖摇摆,古诺斯语 titra,摇晃,摇摆, 词源可能同 teeter.