waddle

英 [ˈwɒdl]

美 [ˈwɑːdl]

v.  (鸭子似地)蹒跚行走，摇摆地行走
n.  摇摆的步子，蹒跚

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

GRETEM8

BNC.21207 / COCA.17765

牛津词典

verb

• （鸭子似地）蹒跚行走，摇摆地行走
  to walk with short steps, swinging from side to side, like a duck

柯林斯词典

• VERB 蹒跚行走;摇摇晃晃地行走
  Towaddlesomewhere means to walk there with short, quick steps, swinging slightly from side to side. A person or animal that waddles usually has short legs and a fat body.
  1. McGinnis pushed himself laboriously out of the chair and waddled to the window...
     麦金尼斯吃力地从椅子上站起来，摇摇晃晃地走到了窗前。
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• walking with short steps and the weight tilting from one foot to the other
  1. ducks walk with a waddle

verb

• walk unsteadily
  1. small children toddle
  Synonym:toddlecoggletotterdodderpaddle

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