unsteady

un·stead·y /ʌnˈstedi/ adjectiveadj

1 shaking or moving in a way you cannot control 颤抖的，抖动的

He poured the coffee with a very unsteady hand.

他用颤抖的手倒咖啡。

a baby’s first unsteady steps

婴儿最初迈出的蹒跚脚步

She was quite unsteady on her feet (=she might fall over).

她站得很不稳当。

2 showing that you are nervous 颤动的，发颤的〔表明情绪紧张〕

Her voice was unsteady.

她声音颤抖。

She took a deep unsteady breath.

她紧张地深吸了一口气。

3 an unsteady object is not balanced very well and could fall 〔物体〕不稳的 SYN unstable

an unsteady ladder

不稳的梯子

4 an unsteady situation, relationship etc could change or end at any time 〔情形、关系等〕易变的，不稳定的 SYN fragile

5There has been an unsteady peace in the region.

该地区已实现了暂时的和平。

n an unsteady peace

—unsteadily adverbadv

—unsteadiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

unsteady• He touched her almost tentatively, and his hands were unsteady again now.• Boswell's unhappiness flowed from his own unsteady and volatile character.• My hand felt unsteady as I signed the paper.• The rhythm of my sleep was odd, she explained, unsteady as the steps of an old man.• For a few moments he was pale and unsteady but his colour gradually returned.• He walked with the unsteady gait of an old man.• This is the easy part, proving difficult only for those with unsteady hands, poor vision or failure to comprehend.• The years following this unsteady inaugural were marked by a deepening mutual disdain.• She'll be a little unsteady on her feet until the anaesthetic wears off.• The smile appears forced, unsteady, seems to quaver, though it is frozen in silver nitrate.• From afar, or even up close, the bridge is nothing more than a thin, unsteady shimmer of bamboo.• I gave her an unsteady smile.• With his support and encouragement I took my first somewhat unsteady steps towards the production of a unit in financial accounting.• an unsteady table• unsteady work

unsteady on her feet• Breeze took a step and sat down again, being very unsteady on her feet.• She realized that she wasn't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet.• She was unsteady on her feet, but I could imagine what she had been through.• There may be some one who's a bit unsteady on her feet who has a passion for old time dancing.

un·stead·y adjectiveadj

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