staggerstag•ger /'stæɡəʳ/

vi 蹒跚，摇晃

• The baby staggered and fell. 小宝宝踉跄了几步，跌倒在地。

• The ship staggered in the sea. 船在海中摇晃得厉害。

vt

1. 常用被动 使吃惊

• His risk-taking boldness staggered us. 他的大胆冒险行为使我们吃惊。

• I was staggered on hearing about his death. 听到他的死讯我大吃一惊。

2. 使交错；使错开

• stagger office hours 错开办公时间

• stagger the lunch hours 错开午餐时间