unsteady
adjective
uk/ʌnˈsted.i/us/ʌnˈsted.i/movingslightlyfromsidetoside, as if you mightfall:
摇晃的;站不稳的She's been inbedwithflu, and she's still a little unsteadyon herfeet.她患流感一直卧床,现在还有些站不稳。
likelytochange, in a way that isworrying:
Thereportshowedunemploymentsurgingin an already unsteadyeconomy.
notsmoothorregular:
She said howsorryshe was in asoft, unsteadyvoice.
Abasiccheckcan be done bymonitoringa person'spulsefor an unsteadybeat.
- Doctors mayperceiveSeniors asphysicallyunsteady, sobumpsandbruisesare moreeasilyexplainedaway.
- He saidpeoplenow arelookingfor something to give thempeaceofmindin unsteadytimes.
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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Change and changes
Rough, irregular and uneven