unsteadily
adverb
uk/ʌnˈsted.əl.i/us/ʌnˈsted.əl.i/in a way thatinvolvesmovingslightlyfromsidetoside, as if you mightfall:
不稳地;摇摇晃晃地Hewalkedslowlyand unsteadily to hispiano.他缓慢而蹒跚地走向他的钢琴。
Unsteadily, he made his way out of thedoor, and on to thestreet.他摇摇晃晃地出门走到街上。
in a way that is notsmoothorregular:
不稳定地Hisvoicewaveredunsteadily.他的声音不稳定地颤抖着。
in a way that oftenchangesor islikelytochange:
For much of theday, themarketmovedunsteadily,risinginitiallybut thendippinglowerbeforerecoveringin theafternoon.
- Afellowwith onearmroseunsteadily to hisfeetin the back of theroom.
- I got out ofbedand made my way unsteadily down thehall.
- Herecognizesfriendsandfamilymembersand can writetheirnames, but unsteadily.
- "Thank you," Frederick said unsteadily. Heclearedhisthroat.
- Prices for most of thesecommoditieshavefallenunsteadily butcontinuallysince the 1960s.
- Writing in thepresenttense, herpointofviewshiftsunsteadily.
Weakness and vulnerability
- Achilles heel
- at a low ebbidiom
- be (only) flesh and bloodidiom
- besomeone'spoodleidiom
- brittle
- helplessly
- helplessness
- house of cardsidiom
- human
- impotence
- sitting target
- soft target
- submissive
- submissively
- submissiveness
- watery
- wetness
- wimpy
- wonky
- wuss
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Rough, irregular and uneven
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