stagger /ˈstæɡə/ CET4 TEM4 ( staggering, staggered, staggers )

• 1. 

  V-I If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. (因生病、醉酒等) 摇晃地走; 蹒跚

  例：

  He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over.

  他失去了平衡，向后趔趄撞在了栏杆上摔倒了。

• 2. 

  V-T If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. 使震惊

  例：

  The whole thing staggers me.

  整件事让我震惊。

• 3. 

  staggered ADJ 震惊的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer.

  我只是震惊于阿根廷盛夏的高温。

• 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. 错开 (假期或工作时间)

  例：

  During the past few years the university has staggered the summer holiday periods for students.

  在过去几年里该大学已经把学生的暑假时间错开了。