waddle
英 ['wɒd(ə)l]
美 ['wɑdl]
- n. 蹣跚；搖擺的步子
- vi. 搖搖擺擺地走；蹣跚而行
- n. (Waddle)人名；(英)沃德爾
助記提示
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.
中文詞源
waddle 蹣跚地走來自wade,跋涉，-le,表反複。引申義蹣跚地走。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. In the evenings, ducks waddle up to the front door to be fed.
- 傍晚時分，鴨子們搖搖擺擺地來到前門進食。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. We waddle and hop and have lots of fun.
- 我們走起路來搖搖擺擺,還一跳一跳的.我們的生活很有趣.
來自互聯網
- 3. This may mean having to part with a waddle of cash.
- 這可能意味著一大筆錢將離開你.
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- 4. It was very funny the way in which the penguins to waddle.
- 企鵝走路的樣子真是滑稽可笑.
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- 5. To walk with a clumsy sway ; waddle.
- 鴨子 搖搖晃晃 地走進池塘.
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