dodder

英 ['dɒdə]
  • vi. (因老弱、中风等而)摇摆;蹒跚
  • n. 菟丝子

GRE畅通词汇

助记提示


1. 同源词:dither, dodder.
2. dither => dodder.
3. dither is the variant of dialect didder, related to dodder.

中文词源


dodder 摇摆,蹒跚

来自英语方言,摇摆,蹒跚,词源可能同doodle, totter, toddle.

英文词源


dodder (v.)
1610s, perhaps from Middle English daderen "to quake, tremble" (late 15c.), apparently frequentative of dialectal dade, on a form similar to totter, patter. Related: Doddered; doddering.

双语例句


1. Jim expression nods dully, next dodder along ground went kitchen.
吉姆神色呆滞地点了点头, 然后跌跌撞撞地去了厨房.

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2. A few bays after her operation, she could only dodder along.
他术后几天内只能蹒跚而行.

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3. After the accident, the driver could only dodder along.
事故后, 司机只能蹒跚而行.

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4. The poor old man is beginning to dodder.
那位可怜的老头开始变得衰弱颤抖了.

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5. The dodder is one kind of annual autoecious weed of alfalfa, cosmopolitan weed quarantine object.
菟丝子是苜蓿田中最常见的一年生寄生性恶性杂草, 是世界性的杂草检疫对象.

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