totter
totter 英 [ˈtɒtə(r)] 美 [ˈtɑtə(r)]
vi. 蹒跚；踉跄 n. 蹒跚的步子
进行时:tottering 过去式:tottered 过去分词:tottered 第三人称单数:totters
- If you spin yourself around until you are dizzy, you will likely totter if you try to step forward. Totter is a verb that means "move unsteadily, as though you are about to fall down."
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- vi. 蹒跚；踉跄
- n. 蹒跚的步子
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1. The financial system continued to totter, stocks were plunging, and bad economic news was unabated.
当时金融系统仍步履蹒跚、股市持续下挫、经济领域的坏消息一个接着一个。
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2. Some practical reporters wear sneakers under their gowns. Others totter around on blister-inducing high heels.
一些有经验的记者们在礼服下面穿着运动鞋，另外一些穿着能把脚弄出水泡的高跟鞋步履蹒跚。
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3. Most of the attention has focused on the cracks and groans from the financial sector, as banks totter at the edge of failure and where credit has been so hard to come by.
目前，大多数注意力聚焦于金融部门的裂痕与呻吟之中——许多银行正在倒闭的边缘摇摇欲坠，很难从那里获得信贷支持。
- totter (v.) c. 1200, "swing to and fro," of uncertain origin, perhaps from a Scandinavian source (compare dialectal Norwegian totra "to quiver, shake"). Meaning "stand or walk with shaky, unsteady steps" is from c. 1600. Related: Tottered; tottering.
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