stagger

🇬🇧 UK/'stægә/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall; to arrange events or groups at different times or intervals.

蹒跚而行;错开安排

n.

An unsteady, reeling movement of the body.

蹒跚,踉跄

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
staggerother
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Common Collocations

  • 1.stagger under the weight在重压下踉跄
  • 2.stagger to one's feet摇摇晃晃地站起来
  • 3.stagger working hours错开工作时间
  • 4.stagger forward踉跄着向前走

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    He staggered out of the bar, barely able to keep his balance.

  • 2.

    The company decided to stagger employee vacation schedules to maintain productivity.

  • 3.

    She staggered under the weight of the heavy boxes she was carrying.

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