waddle

英 ['wɒd(ə)l] 美['wɑdl]
  • n. 蹒跚;摇摆的步子
  • vi. 摇摇摆摆地走;蹒跚而行
  • n. (Waddle)人名;(英)沃德尔

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词态变化


第三人称单数: waddles;过去式: waddled;过去分词: waddled;现在分词: waddling;

助记提示


1、wade + toddle.
2. 音:歪倒,歪斜的要倒;音:歪抖.
3. "to walk with short steps," (like the duck), frequentative of wade.

中文词源


waddle 蹒跚地走

来自wade,跋涉,-le,表反复。引申义蹒跚地走。

英文词源


waddle (v.)
"to walk with short steps, swaying from side to side; to walk as a duck does," 1590s, frequentative of wade. Related: Waddled; waddling. The noun is recorded from 1690s.

双语例句


1. In the evenings, ducks waddle up to the front door to be fed.
傍晚时分,鸭子们摇摇摆摆地来到前门进食。

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2. We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.
我们走起路来摇摇摆摆,还一跳一跳的.我们的生活很有趣.

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3. This may mean having to part with a waddle of cash.
这可能意味着一大笔钱将离开你.

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4. It was very funny the way in which the penguins to waddle.
企鹅走路的样子真是滑稽可笑.

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5. To walk with a clumsy sway ; waddle.
鸭子 摇摇晃晃 地走进池塘.

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