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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7013 COCA: 7724

stagger

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stag·ger1 /ˈstæɡə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb  
1 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]WALK to walk or move unsteadily, almost falling over 蹒跚;摇摇晃晃地走 SYN stumble
 He managed to stagger home.
他好不容易才蹒跚着走回家。
 She staggered back a step.
她踉跄着后退了一步。
 The old man staggered drunkenly to his feet.
老汉醉醺醺地踉跄着站了起来。
see thesaurus at walk
2 SHOCK[transitiveT] to make someone feel very surprised or shocked 使〔某人〕惊愕[震惊] SYN amaze
 What staggered us was the sheer size of her salary.
令我们感到惊愕的是她的薪水之高。
3 [intransitiveI] (also stagger on)DS to continue doing something when you seem to be going to fail and you do not know what will happen 〔在看来要失败或不知道结果的情况下〕硬撑,继续
 He staggered on for another two years.
他又硬撑了两年。
stagger from something to something
 The company staggered from one crisis to the next.
这家公司在一次又一次的危机中举步维艰。
4 [transitiveT]SPREAD to arrange people’s working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time 错开〔工作时间、假期等〕
 Jim and his wife stagger their work hours so one of them can be at home with the kids.
吉姆和妻子把工作时间错开,以便两个人中总有一个可以在家照料孩子。
5. [transitiveT] to start a race with each runner at a different place on a curved track 使采用梯形起跑〔指环形跑道上运动员在不同的位置起跑〕
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stagger2 noun [countableC usually singular]  
WALKan unsteady movement of someone who is having difficulty in walking 蹒跚;摇晃不稳的脚步
Examples from the Corpus
From Longman Business Dictionary
staggerstag·ger /ˈstægə-ər/ verb [transitiveT]
1HUMAN RESOURCESto arrange people’s working hours, holidays etc so that they do not all begin and end at the same time
The meetings are staggered throughout the day to give shift workers the opportunity to attend.
More could be done to encourage staggered working hours.
2FINANCEto arrange a series of payments, deliveries etc so that they do not all happen at the same time
The loan repayments were staggered over a long period.
The remaining aircraft will be delivered on a staggered basis by the year 2025.
Origin stagger1
(1500-1600) stacker to stagger ((13-19 centuries)), from Old Norse stakra, from staka to push
stag·ger1 verbstagger2 noun
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7013 COCA: 7724
stagger

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBalmost幾乎踉蹌a little, slightly, etc.有點兒/稍有些踉蹌blindly摸索着搖搖晃晃She staggered blindly off into the darkness.她摸索着搖搖晃晃走入黑暗中。about, around, away, back, backwards/backward, forward, off, out蹣跚着走來走去;踉蹌着離去;踉蹌着後退;蹣跚着往前;踉蹌着走開;蹣跚着出去PREPOSITIONfrom, into, out of, through, towards/toward, under, etc.搖搖晃晃地從⋯出來、踉蹌走進⋯、蹣跚穿過⋯、朝⋯蹣跚而去、在⋯下搖搖晃晃等He was staggering under the weight of the sack.在袋子的重壓下他腳步蹣跚。PHRASESstagger to your feet搖晃着站起來She staggered to her feet and tottered unsteadily across the room.她晃晃悠悠地站起來,蹣跚着穿過房間。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 7013 COCA: 7724
stagger verb
stumble (stagger drunkenly) surprise (It staggers me that…)

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