doddering
doddering 英 [ˈdɒdərɪŋ] 美 [ˈdɑdərɪŋ]
adj. 蹒跚的；震颤的；衰老的 v. 蹒跚而行；摇晃；变衰弱（dodder的ing形式）
名词复数:dodderings
- Doddering means "physically or mentally impaired due to old age," like a doddering person who can no longer live alone without assistance from family members or a visiting nurse.
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- adj. 蹒跚的；震颤的；衰老的
- v. 蹒跚而行；摇晃；变衰弱（dodder的ing形式）
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1. Fell in the house filled with dust and shadows, with only a doddering Negro man to wait on her.
在一栋尘埃遍地、鬼影憧憧的屋子里得了病，侍候她的只有一个老态龙钟的黑人。
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2. Anything old is fodder for a ground-up restoration no matter how prosaic or dull the vehicle. Spindly Austin 7's of the '20s are venerated like doddering old aunties.
任何旧的东西都可以重新修复不管是这种车辆有多零散有多迟钝；修长的奥斯汀7世以及20世都已经是人们喜欢的老爷车.
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3. We now know that Rupert just might be a doddering old fool, that his son can prevaricate with the best of them, and that Wendi Deng has clearly been put on edge by the whole experience.
现在我们知道，鲁伯特或许只是一个糊涂的糟老头子，他儿子则是尽其所能支吾其词，而且显然整个事件已经让他的妻子邓文迪变得神经紧张。
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