tottering
adjective
uk/ˈtɒt.ər.ɪŋ/us/ˈtɑː.t̬ɚ.ɪŋ/walkingwithdifficultyin a way thatlooksas if you are about tofall:
跌跌撞撞的，踉踉跄跄的Onepicturewas of a tottering 89-year-oldleavingtheplatformafter herconferencespeech.有一张照片是一位步履蹒跚的89岁老人在大会发言后离开讲台。
Shewalkedslowlywith totteringsteps.她踉踉跄跄地慢慢走着。
shakingandmovingfromsidetoside, andlikelytofall:
摇摇欲坠的It is now soeasytobuybooksover theinternetthat theaveragehomeisburstingwith totteringpilesofpaperbacks.现在通过互联网购买书籍非常容易，所以每个人的家里都摆满了成堆的平装书。
Theylivedin totteringshacksmade frommud,bricksandbreezeblocks.他们住在用泥巴、砖块和焦渣石糊成的残破棚屋里。
becomingweaker, andlikelytofailor end:
蹒跚; 踉跄; 跌跌撞撞; 摇摇欲坠It was the lastdecisionof a totteringgovernment.这是一个摇摇欲坠的政府的最后决定。
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- No one in thecarshadseenthe totteringfigurefurtherdown theroad.
- Oneself-portraitincludesa totteringchairon which sheseemsto beprecariouslybalancing.
- Heflewto New Hampshirevowingtorescuehis totteringcampaign.
- Four totteringbankshave beenrescuedbystatecompaniesin the pastmonth.
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- dodderer
- doddery
- halting
- hardly/barely put one foot in front of the otheridiom
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- reel
- squeeze
- straggle
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tumble
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Shaking, swinging and vibrating
Becoming and making less strong