dodderer
noun[C]
mainlyUKuk/ˈdɒd.ər.ər/us/ˈdɑː.dɚ.ɚ/someone whomovesaroundslowlyandweakly, as if they mightfall,especiallybecause of being veryold:
(尤指因为年老而)蹒跚行走的人When hetalkstosixth-formers, hestartsoff by saying that theyprobablythinkhe's adustyolddodderer.当他与中学六年级的学生交谈时,他一开始就说,他们可能认为他是一个满身灰尘、颤颤巍巍的老头。
- Theyportrayedhim as anolddodderer who hadlosthismemory.
- The Prince'stutoris a sweet-temperedolddodderer.
- Lear makes hisentrancehobblingpainfullyforwardon asticklike somesenileanddecrepitdodderer.
- Will webecomeanationof dodderers? Thatdependson how weage.
Moving unsteadily or with difficulty
- blunder
- bumble
- dodder
- doddery
- falter
- halting
- have two left feetidiom
- hobble
- limp
- lollop
- lumber
- lurch
- reel
- squeeze
- teeter
- toddle
- toil
- totter
- tottering
- tumble