stagger
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. (因生病、醉酒等) 搖晃地走; 蹣跚
He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. 他失去了平衡，曏後趔趄撞在了欄杆上摔倒了。
2. V-T If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. 使震驚
The whole thing staggers me. 整件事讓我震驚。
3. staggeredADJ 震驚的[v-link ADJ]
I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer. 我衹是震驚於阿根廷盛夏的高溫。
4. V-T To stagger things such as people's holiday or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. 錯開 (假期或工作時間)
During the past few years the university has staggered the summer holiday periods for students. 在過去幾年裡該大學已經把學生的暑假時間錯開了。
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stagger /ˈstæɡə/ (staggering,staggered,staggers)
剑桥词典
stagger verb (MOVE)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to walk or move with difficulty as if you are going to fall
搖晃；蹣跚；踉踉蹌蹌地走
After he was attacked , he managed to stagger to the phone and call for help . 他遇襲後，跌跌撞撞地走到電話機旁打電話求救。
figurative The company is staggering under a $15 million debt and will almost certainly collapse by the end of the year . 公司背負著1500萬美元的債務，擧步維艱，年底前幾乎肯定要倒閉。
stagger verb (SHOCK)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to cause someone to feel shocked or surprised because of something unexpected or very unusual happening
使震驚，使大喫一驚
He staggered all his colleagues by suddenly announcing that he was leaving the company at the end of the month . 他突然宣佈月底要離開公司，把所有同事都嚇了一跳。
stagger verb (ARRANGE)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]to arrange things, especially hours of work , holidays , or events , so that they begin at different times from those of other people
使（尤指工作、假期或事件的時間）錯開；使交錯
Some countries have staggered school holidays so that holiday resorts do not become overcrowded . 一些國家將學校假期時間錯開，這樣度假地就不會太擁擠了。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ]
If the start of a race is staggered, the competitors start at different times or in different positions .
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