stagger

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If you stagger, you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. (因生病、醉酒等) 搖晃地走; 蹣跚
He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. 他失去了平衡，曏後趔趄撞在了欄杆上摔倒了。
2. V-T If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. 使震驚
The whole thing staggers me. 整件事讓我震驚。
3. staggeredADJ 震驚的[v-link ADJ]
I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer. 我衹是震驚於阿根廷盛夏的高溫。
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. 錯開 (假期或工作時間)
During the past few years the university has staggered the summer holiday periods for students. 在過去幾年裡該大學已經把學生的暑假時間錯開了。