用作不及物动词(vi.)

She staggered and fell.她踉跄了几步，跌倒在地。

The drunk man staggered across the room.那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过房间。

His resolution had begun to stagger.他的意志开始动摇了。

用作及物动词(vt.)

Such a heavy load would stagger an elephant.这么重的担子，大象担着也得摇晃。

The unexpected blow did not stagger his resolution.这个意外的打击并没有动摇他的决心。

I was staggered when I heard of his death.我听到他死的消息大吃一惊。

The difficulties of the examination did not stagger him.考试的难度并没有使他畏缩。

用作名词(n.)

He gave a stagger on hearing the news.他听到这一消息两腿摇晃起来。

They stagger from pquor, They reel in their visions, They totter in their judgments.他们见异象时摇摇晃晃，行审判时摇摆不定。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

He staggered to his feet.
他摇摇摆摆地站起来。

He staggered to the door, bleeding from his wounds.
他蹒跚地向大门走去,伤口流着血。

I finally staggered into bed at 3 o'clock in the morning.
我最后凌晨3点才摇摇晃晃地上床睡觉。

He staggered under a heavy burden.
他被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃。

The drunken man staggered towards me.
那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地向我走来。

The ship staggered.
船晃得厉害。

We staggered to hear that the firm was bankrupt.
听说那家公司破产了,我们感到震惊。

I staggered at the price.
这价钱使我犹豫不决。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Our management has decided to stagger our working hour.
我们的管理部门已决定错开工作时间。

The difficulty of examination staggered him.
考试的困难使他很发愁。

Her incredible story staggers the imagination.
她讲的那个令人难以相信的故事使人感到不可思议。

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He was staggered by the blow.
他被打得摇摇晃晃。

Vacations were staggered so that only one person was away at a time.
假期是间隔的,为的是一次只有一人休假。

I was staggered by his outrageous suggestion.
他提出蛮横无理的要求使我感到震惊。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

stagger the imagination感到不可思议

stagger vacations间隔假期

stagger one's working hour错开工作时间

～+副词

stagger cheaply便宜得令人震惊

stagger outlandishly奇异得令人震惊

stagger pretentiously自命不凡地手舞足蹈

stagger weakly虚弱得摇摇晃晃

～+介词

stagger by the news对此消息感到震惊

stagger under heavy burdens被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃

v.(动词)

stagger的基本意思是“摇晃不定地移动”,通常指虚弱、负重、醉酒等导致身体失去平衡或行走失态,强调不稳定性和失控性。引申可表示遇到困难或处于矛盾状况的任何事务,如头脑困惑不解,观点遭到反对等,也可指“使某人慌乱或震惊”。

stagger可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词、代词作宾语。可用于被动结构。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

She staggered and fell.她踉跄了几步，跌倒在地。

The drunk man staggered across the room.那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地穿过房间。

His resolution had begun to stagger.他的意志开始动摇了。

用作及物动词(vt.)

Such a heavy load would stagger an elephant.这么重的担子，大象担着也得摇晃。

The unexpected blow did not stagger his resolution.这个意外的打击并没有动摇他的决心。

I was staggered when I heard of his death.我听到他死的消息大吃一惊。

The difficulties of the examination did not stagger him.考试的难度并没有使他畏缩。

用作名词(n.)

He gave a stagger on hearing the news.他听到这一消息两腿摇晃起来。

They stagger from pquor, They reel in their visions, They totter in their judgments.他们见异象时摇摇晃晃，行审判时摇摆不定。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

He staggered to his feet.
他摇摇摆摆地站起来。

He staggered to the door, bleeding from his wounds.
他蹒跚地向大门走去,伤口流着血。

I finally staggered into bed at 3 o'clock in the morning.
我最后凌晨3点才摇摇晃晃地上床睡觉。

He staggered under a heavy burden.
他被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃。

The drunken man staggered towards me.
那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地向我走来。

The ship staggered.
船晃得厉害。

We staggered to hear that the firm was bankrupt.
听说那家公司破产了,我们感到震惊。

I staggered at the price.
这价钱使我犹豫不决。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Our management has decided to stagger our working hour.
我们的管理部门已决定错开工作时间。

The difficulty of examination staggered him.
考试的困难使他很发愁。

Her incredible story staggers the imagination.
她讲的那个令人难以相信的故事使人感到不可思议。

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He was staggered by the blow.
他被打得摇摇晃晃。

Vacations were staggered so that only one person was away at a time.
假期是间隔的,为的是一次只有一人休假。

I was staggered by his outrageous suggestion.
他提出蛮横无理的要求使我感到震惊。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

stagger the imagination感到不可思议

stagger vacations间隔假期

stagger one's working hour错开工作时间

～+副词

stagger cheaply便宜得令人震惊

stagger outlandishly奇异得令人震惊

stagger pretentiously自命不凡地手舞足蹈

stagger weakly虚弱得摇摇晃晃

～+介词

stagger by the news对此消息感到震惊

stagger under heavy burdens被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃

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