Definition of stagger in English:

stagger

verb ˈstaɡəˈstæɡər

1no object Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
he staggered to his feet, swaying a little
他摇摇晃晃地站起来，身体有点不稳。
Example sentencesExamples
- He grunted and staggered back before falling to the ground, dead.
- The couple ahead of him staggered as his weight fell on their backs.
- One of the officers described the two men, one of whom was Ryan, as ‘extremely unsteady on foot and staggering around’.
- This looks great at first but when you see the actual number of people arriving at the totaljobs site the fall out is staggering.
- Anthony staggered before falling backwards onto the floor.
- I cried out in pain, staggering back and falling on my back to the ground.
- He staggers to his feet and walks back the way he came.
- He staggered into Church Walk, collapsed, and was found by passers-by.
- They fall into taxis or stagger happily on down to the Nitelink bus and sing all the way home.
- He'd be staggering and falling over and sometimes there was a gang of kids following and poking fun and laughing.
- Once again the snow began to fall as he staggered onward, his future unknown, his past tortured, and his present uncertain.
- When he halted he appeared unsteady on his feet and staggered away from his car.
- Once the curtain falls, you'll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means.
- No doubt about it, he swayed and staggered when he walked.
- Forcing herself to move, she staggered out of bed, stumbled and almost fell.
- Adam withdrew his hand and stepped back and clenched his fist and as Joe sprung at him he threw a punch that sent Joe staggering backwards and falling back into the dirt.
- I staggered to my feet only to fall down again because of a strong wave.
- Theorton rolled back over and staggered to his feet, much to the protest of his injuries.
- Fangs flashing, the cat leaped at Jim, who staggered back, falling into Banks' arms.
- Lexa staggered unsteadily for a moment before falling to one knee, eyes tightly closed in pain, biting her lip to keep from crying out again.
Synonyms
lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch, roll
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously.
  〈喻〉动荡不安
  the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next
  财政部勉强地应付着一个又一个的危机。
  Example sentencesExamples
  And most importantly, letting the treaty stagger on along a Via Dolorosa of months of rejection is dangerous.
  Are their provisions for the protection of members, a safety net of sorts, should the investment bank stagger, or worse, collapse?
  Global markets continue to stagger from one perceived crisis to the next.
  Asked what she thinks of the family, now she just says, ‘They just stagger from one crisis to another.’
  Perhaps some feline bureaucrat has concluded that the best answer is to let the proposal stagger on and collapse, hoping to kill it with kindness?
  A succession of weak Prime Ministers and lack-lustre governments saw the country stagger from bad to worse.
2. 1.2archaic Waver in purpose; hesitate.
  〈古〉动摇；犹豫
3. 1.3archaic (of a blow) cause (someone) to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
  the collision staggered her and she fell
  碰撞使她踉跄几下，摔倒在地上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Kanyanta could have knocked out his opponent but Hara stood his ground even after being decked by hard blows to the head that only staggered him.
  ‘It struck me like a physical blow, a bullet to the heart, staggering me back, stunned,’ recalls Campbell.
  Babaev was on the canvas twice in the third before a big right to the side of the head staggered him and prompted referee Richie Davies to call a halt.
  Ryu's world exploded into stars as the blow connected with the side of his head, staggering him.
  These rather horrified thoughts flew into my head at just about the moment that his own uppercut staggered me back and into the wall.
2with object Astonish or deeply shock.
使吃惊；使震惊
I was staggered to find it was six o'clock
我惊异地发现已经六点了。
Example sentencesExamples
- Waterman, 57, said he was ‘shocked, staggered and speechless’ by the award.
- I am quite staggered at the way in which this bill is proceeding.
- Peter Francis, welfare rights manager at Barnsley Council, said the couple were staggered when they found out their weekly income had nearly doubled.
- Wilson is determined to stun and stagger us with the knowledge of how little we know, how much we have only just begun to discover.
- Along the way, even those of us well versed in some of the more astonishing feats of animal cognition will be staggered.
- It came, to me at least, as a staggering shock, sweeping away entirely, and for many days to come, the light-hearted and almost frivolous mood of the morning.
- These concepts may continue to stagger the imagination, but they no longer defy it.
- Consumption of Merlot continues to stagger producers who struggle to cope with demand.
- Residents were staggered when yellow lines were painted in a village near York - and then removed less than 48 hours later.
- I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages.
- The expansive gallery, which is housed in the top two floors of the Mori Tower, commands staggering views all the way to Mount Fuji.
- Through this absolutely staggering performance, Rule finds a way to show knowing and naïveté, familiarity and foreignness in almost every move.
- In fact, the diversity of corals and staggering formations of vast virgin forests and coral heads equal the best to be found anywhere in the world.
- But we certainly were there to chronicle the missteps and the absolute staggering human tragedy.
- Truly staggering amounts of money, from a variety of well-meaning friends, disappeared into his labyrinthine system of debts, leaving nothing to show.
- In addition to the college's own teaching staff, chefs from Yorkshire's staggering array of restaurants offering international food will help to train students in the key skills.
- Third, though, is the most staggering number of all - 188 pounds, her weight when she began training five years ago.
- My parents' obvious aging, brought sharply before me instead of gradually as the last few years had passed, when I'd seen them every day, was a staggering shock.
- He had, they insisted, slightly misquoted a staggering number of lines.
- The sheer breadth of these studies can stagger the imagination, ranging across continents for specific forces of ecological and historical change.
Synonyms
astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast, shock, shake, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, disconcert, shatter, take aback, jolt, shake up
informal bowl over, knock for six, floor, blow someone's mind, strike dumb
astonished, astounded, amazed, stunned, thunderstruck, shattered, flabbergasted, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, surprised, bewildered, shocked, shell-shocked, shaken, stupefied, open-mouthed
dumbfounded, dumbstruck, speechless, at a loss for words
dazed, benumbed, confounded, disconcerted, shaken up
informal bowled over, knocked for six, floored, flummoxed, caught on the hop, caught on the wrong foot, unable to believe one's eyes/ears
British informal gobsmacked
3with object Arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time.
使（事件、付款、时间等）错开，使分开进行
meetings are staggered throughout the day
各种会议在一整天里错开来举行。
Example sentencesExamples
- The performance areas are contiguous and the two sectors stagger their performances so that spectators must run back and forth between the playing grounds to view the spectacle.
- Though the costs paid to those in the network are exorbitant, it guarantees safety and allows payment to be staggered over time.
- Germany, like several other European nations, staggers the start of its school holidays in different areas.
- Ministers have discussed staggering teaching hours to ease rush-hour road congestion.
- He also suggested staggered opening hours of entertainment venues was useful in controlling crowds.
- Fortunately, the Government had agreed to allow country folk to stagger such payments until things recovered.
- Mr Wahid said pension payments were staggered across the whole week, so not all pensioners were affected.
- The election was staggered over the entire week.
- Also, stagger hours so that fewer people are in a building at the same time.
- The plan to relieve congestion by staggering working hours is sound but it would need the full co-operation of businesses large and small, which might prove difficult.
- There will be staggered starts, about five minutes apart, for each of the different classes.
- Elections are staggered so the Board never is composed completely of new members.
- Most of these districts are staggering the days off instead of closing early, in order to avoid paying unemployment benefits to the teachers.
- They should also listen to the car radio for the latest travel information and stagger journeys to avoid the busiest travel times.
- But he said: ‘People have now found alternative routes and staggered their journeys.’
- Voting hours are staggered across the country, meaning the impact will vary by region.
- Also, on hearing of the crush at the cattle camps, the Collector, B. Rajashekar, moved to stagger the fodder hours.
- The curator, Anthony Gross, has staggered the screenings in order to show as many films as possible in two weeks.
- There was a healthy crowd who stayed to watch the event which was put on partly to stagger the crush of racegoers leaving the course after the last race.
- This meant the switch-on had to be staggered as the load would have been too heavy for a simultaneous switch-on.
Synonyms
spread (out), space (out), time at intervals, overlap
1. 3.1 Arrange (objects or parts) in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line.
  使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列
  stagger the screws at each joint
  在每个接头交错使用螺丝钉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The rear shocks have been staggered, one fixed forward from the axle, the other one tilting back.
  It works by staggering the tags that surround your posts.
  Continue stacking layers on top, staggering them toward the center so the last tulips stand upright.
  If you are running four rods, it is a good idea to cover a few different depths by staggering lines every 15 to 20 feet until you begin to hit fish.
  In Block C especially the roof line is staggered.
  The joints between the tabs must continue to be staggered.
  One method which helps feed fleece through the machine is to pin the seams alternately: stagger the pins on both sides of the seam to be sewn.
  Begin planting as early as possible and stagger plantings every two weeks for a long season of blooms through September.
  Although strictly a two-storey property, the ground floor is staggered on three levels.
  Synonyms
  alternate, step, arrange in a zigzag

noun ˈstaɡəˈstæɡər

1An unsteady walk or movement.
摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
she walked with a stagger
Example sentencesExamples
- She took off again, this time at more of a stagger than a run.
- There was a stagger rather than a swagger about Johnson in recent years.
- Since I've moved house, my local is now the Drayton Court, just a short stagger from BNI Towers.
- This really gives you one heck of an image and you can really strut around town with a stagger in your step.
- Most of the mercenaries were dispersing, slowly walking, although for some it was more of a stagger, down the streets bragging to one another.
- He walked with a stoop and a rolling gait, the once upright take-on-the-world stance of the magnificent athlete now reduced to a shambling stagger.
- Spahr's call sign was ‘Dukes,’ and he was known to do an impersonation of John Wayne, complete with the stagger.
- Our foursome took a corner of the huge table of guests at a Korean restaurant on the Holloway Road, just a stagger from Highbury and Islington Station.
- Particularly outstanding is Jim Broadbent, who plays a sputtering drunk with easy stagger.
- Robby walked out onto his lawn with just a trace of a stagger and jumped into his brilliantly, subtle performance.
- Then, as if in a dream, I lifted the broom off the sidewalk and saw the beetle stagger, right itself, and run off.
- Depp has also developed a strange walk, a kind of loopy stagger, which is attributed to the sunstroke he suffered as a castaway.
- She was holding Leo's hand, and was leaning against him, so as he walked, he did it with a stagger.
- Next it was a stagger up Digbeth High Street to the Royal George.
- Once sure-footed, their step is now a confused, uncertain stagger, like a drunk slaloming from house to house in searching for his own front door.
- It had felt like hours before the boy could hear the gears whining to a stop, and then the floor gave another stagger and went still.
- He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger.
- It enjoys a quiet position near the centre of this pleasant village, just off the A19 Selby Road, little more than a hop, skip and a stagger away from the popular Greyhound pub.
- Our daily parade down the Croisette has turned from a saunter to a stagger.
- Many would probably prefer to be only a short walk from the office in the morning and a drunken stagger back from the bars at night.
2An arrangement of things in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line.
使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列
Example sentencesExamples
- This arrangement produces a systematic stagger between the adjacent lattices as shown in Fig.5, A.
- Collagen fibrils are well known to be assemblies of parallel collagen molecules arranged with a longitudinal stagger according to the Hodge-Petruska scheme.
- A consequence of this stagger on the x-ray diffraction pattern would be a marked enhancement of the 1.1 and 2.2 reflections.
1. 2.1 The arrangement of the runners in lanes on a running track at the start of a race, so that the runner in the inside lane is positioned behind those in the next lane and so on until the outside lane.
  赛跑选手起跑时的梯形排列
  by the back straight, he had overtaken the stagger
  Example sentencesExamples
  I kept expecting someone to make up the stagger on me, and pull alongside, but it never happened.
  I felt surprisingly smooth and relaxed as I rounded the first turn and found myself making up the stagger on the runners on my outside.

Derivatives

staggerer

noun

The staggerer was mumbling half words and syllables with too many ‘r's in, as the tall guy looked round.
Example sentencesExamples
- What or who created the environment that would allow unconstitutional sobriety checkpoints, bar raids and the incarceration of staggerers?

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): alteration of dialect stacker, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka 'push, stagger'. The noun dates from the late 16th century.

Rhymes

blagger, bragger, dagger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, swagger

Definition of stagger in US English:

stagger

verbˈstaɡərˈstæɡər

1no object Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
he staggered to his feet, swaying a little
他摇摇晃晃地站起来，身体有点不稳。
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the officers described the two men, one of whom was Ryan, as ‘extremely unsteady on foot and staggering around’.
- The couple ahead of him staggered as his weight fell on their backs.
- Fangs flashing, the cat leaped at Jim, who staggered back, falling into Banks' arms.
- He grunted and staggered back before falling to the ground, dead.
- Once the curtain falls, you'll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means.
- He staggered into Church Walk, collapsed, and was found by passers-by.
- I cried out in pain, staggering back and falling on my back to the ground.
- No doubt about it, he swayed and staggered when he walked.
- Forcing herself to move, she staggered out of bed, stumbled and almost fell.
- When he halted he appeared unsteady on his feet and staggered away from his car.
- Theorton rolled back over and staggered to his feet, much to the protest of his injuries.
- Lexa staggered unsteadily for a moment before falling to one knee, eyes tightly closed in pain, biting her lip to keep from crying out again.
- He staggers to his feet and walks back the way he came.
- Adam withdrew his hand and stepped back and clenched his fist and as Joe sprung at him he threw a punch that sent Joe staggering backwards and falling back into the dirt.
- I staggered to my feet only to fall down again because of a strong wave.
- Anthony staggered before falling backwards onto the floor.
- They fall into taxis or stagger happily on down to the Nitelink bus and sing all the way home.
- This looks great at first but when you see the actual number of people arriving at the totaljobs site the fall out is staggering.
- Once again the snow began to fall as he staggered onward, his future unknown, his past tortured, and his present uncertain.
- He'd be staggering and falling over and sometimes there was a gang of kids following and poking fun and laughing.
Synonyms
lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch, roll
1. 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously.
  〈喻〉动荡不安
  the council staggered from one crisis to the next
  财政部勉强地应付着一个又一个的危机。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Perhaps some feline bureaucrat has concluded that the best answer is to let the proposal stagger on and collapse, hoping to kill it with kindness?
  And most importantly, letting the treaty stagger on along a Via Dolorosa of months of rejection is dangerous.
  Are their provisions for the protection of members, a safety net of sorts, should the investment bank stagger, or worse, collapse?
  A succession of weak Prime Ministers and lack-lustre governments saw the country stagger from bad to worse.
  Global markets continue to stagger from one perceived crisis to the next.
  Asked what she thinks of the family, now she just says, ‘They just stagger from one crisis to another.’
2. 1.2archaic Waver in purpose; hesitate.
  〈古〉动摇；犹豫
3. 1.3archaic with object (of a blow) cause (someone) to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.
  摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
  the collision staggered her and she fell
  碰撞使她踉跄几下，摔倒在地上。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Ryu's world exploded into stars as the blow connected with the side of his head, staggering him.
  Kanyanta could have knocked out his opponent but Hara stood his ground even after being decked by hard blows to the head that only staggered him.
  ‘It struck me like a physical blow, a bullet to the heart, staggering me back, stunned,’ recalls Campbell.
  Babaev was on the canvas twice in the third before a big right to the side of the head staggered him and prompted referee Richie Davies to call a halt.
  These rather horrified thoughts flew into my head at just about the moment that his own uppercut staggered me back and into the wall.
2with object Astonish or deeply shock.
使吃惊；使震惊
I was staggered to find it was six o'clock
我惊异地发现已经六点了。
Example sentencesExamples
- The expansive gallery, which is housed in the top two floors of the Mori Tower, commands staggering views all the way to Mount Fuji.
- Along the way, even those of us well versed in some of the more astonishing feats of animal cognition will be staggered.
- My parents' obvious aging, brought sharply before me instead of gradually as the last few years had passed, when I'd seen them every day, was a staggering shock.
- Through this absolutely staggering performance, Rule finds a way to show knowing and naïveté, familiarity and foreignness in almost every move.
- He had, they insisted, slightly misquoted a staggering number of lines.
- It came, to me at least, as a staggering shock, sweeping away entirely, and for many days to come, the light-hearted and almost frivolous mood of the morning.
- Truly staggering amounts of money, from a variety of well-meaning friends, disappeared into his labyrinthine system of debts, leaving nothing to show.
- In addition to the college's own teaching staff, chefs from Yorkshire's staggering array of restaurants offering international food will help to train students in the key skills.
- Third, though, is the most staggering number of all - 188 pounds, her weight when she began training five years ago.
- Residents were staggered when yellow lines were painted in a village near York - and then removed less than 48 hours later.
- Wilson is determined to stun and stagger us with the knowledge of how little we know, how much we have only just begun to discover.
- The sheer breadth of these studies can stagger the imagination, ranging across continents for specific forces of ecological and historical change.
- Waterman, 57, said he was ‘shocked, staggered and speechless’ by the award.
- These concepts may continue to stagger the imagination, but they no longer defy it.
- But we certainly were there to chronicle the missteps and the absolute staggering human tragedy.
- In fact, the diversity of corals and staggering formations of vast virgin forests and coral heads equal the best to be found anywhere in the world.
- I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages.
- Consumption of Merlot continues to stagger producers who struggle to cope with demand.
- Peter Francis, welfare rights manager at Barnsley Council, said the couple were staggered when they found out their weekly income had nearly doubled.
- I am quite staggered at the way in which this bill is proceeding.
Synonyms
astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast, shock, shake, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, disconcert, shatter, take aback, jolt, shake up
astonished, astounded, amazed, stunned, thunderstruck, shattered, flabbergasted, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, surprised, bewildered, shocked, shell-shocked, shaken, stupefied, open-mouthed
3with object Arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time; spread over a period of time.
使（事件、付款、时间等）错开，使分开进行
meetings are staggered throughout the day
各种会议在一整天里错开来举行。
Example sentencesExamples
- Fortunately, the Government had agreed to allow country folk to stagger such payments until things recovered.
- They should also listen to the car radio for the latest travel information and stagger journeys to avoid the busiest travel times.
- Germany, like several other European nations, staggers the start of its school holidays in different areas.
- Most of these districts are staggering the days off instead of closing early, in order to avoid paying unemployment benefits to the teachers.
- There will be staggered starts, about five minutes apart, for each of the different classes.
- Ministers have discussed staggering teaching hours to ease rush-hour road congestion.
- Though the costs paid to those in the network are exorbitant, it guarantees safety and allows payment to be staggered over time.
- Also, on hearing of the crush at the cattle camps, the Collector, B. Rajashekar, moved to stagger the fodder hours.
- He also suggested staggered opening hours of entertainment venues was useful in controlling crowds.
- Mr Wahid said pension payments were staggered across the whole week, so not all pensioners were affected.
- The election was staggered over the entire week.
- This meant the switch-on had to be staggered as the load would have been too heavy for a simultaneous switch-on.
- The performance areas are contiguous and the two sectors stagger their performances so that spectators must run back and forth between the playing grounds to view the spectacle.
- But he said: ‘People have now found alternative routes and staggered their journeys.’
- Voting hours are staggered across the country, meaning the impact will vary by region.
- There was a healthy crowd who stayed to watch the event which was put on partly to stagger the crush of racegoers leaving the course after the last race.
- Elections are staggered so the Board never is composed completely of new members.
- Also, stagger hours so that fewer people are in a building at the same time.
- The curator, Anthony Gross, has staggered the screenings in order to show as many films as possible in two weeks.
- The plan to relieve congestion by staggering working hours is sound but it would need the full co-operation of businesses large and small, which might prove difficult.
Synonyms
spread, spread out, space, space out, time at intervals, overlap
1. 3.1 Arrange (objects or parts of an object) in a zigzag order or so that they are not in line.
  使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列
  stagger the screws at each joint
  在每个接头交错使用螺丝钉。
  Example sentencesExamples
  In Block C especially the roof line is staggered.
  Although strictly a two-storey property, the ground floor is staggered on three levels.
  Begin planting as early as possible and stagger plantings every two weeks for a long season of blooms through September.
  If you are running four rods, it is a good idea to cover a few different depths by staggering lines every 15 to 20 feet until you begin to hit fish.
  Continue stacking layers on top, staggering them toward the center so the last tulips stand upright.
  It works by staggering the tags that surround your posts.
  The rear shocks have been staggered, one fixed forward from the axle, the other one tilting back.
  The joints between the tabs must continue to be staggered.
  One method which helps feed fleece through the machine is to pin the seams alternately: stagger the pins on both sides of the seam to be sewn.
  Synonyms
  alternate, step, arrange in a zigzag

nounˈstaɡərˈstæɡər

1An unsteady walk or movement.
摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚
she walked with a stagger
Example sentencesExamples
- Our foursome took a corner of the huge table of guests at a Korean restaurant on the Holloway Road, just a stagger from Highbury and Islington Station.
- Many would probably prefer to be only a short walk from the office in the morning and a drunken stagger back from the bars at night.
- It enjoys a quiet position near the centre of this pleasant village, just off the A19 Selby Road, little more than a hop, skip and a stagger away from the popular Greyhound pub.
- Next it was a stagger up Digbeth High Street to the Royal George.
- There was a stagger rather than a swagger about Johnson in recent years.
- Then, as if in a dream, I lifted the broom off the sidewalk and saw the beetle stagger, right itself, and run off.
- She was holding Leo's hand, and was leaning against him, so as he walked, he did it with a stagger.
- It had felt like hours before the boy could hear the gears whining to a stop, and then the floor gave another stagger and went still.
- Most of the mercenaries were dispersing, slowly walking, although for some it was more of a stagger, down the streets bragging to one another.
- Spahr's call sign was ‘Dukes,’ and he was known to do an impersonation of John Wayne, complete with the stagger.
- Particularly outstanding is Jim Broadbent, who plays a sputtering drunk with easy stagger.
- She took off again, this time at more of a stagger than a run.
- Our daily parade down the Croisette has turned from a saunter to a stagger.
- Since I've moved house, my local is now the Drayton Court, just a short stagger from BNI Towers.
- He walked with a stoop and a rolling gait, the once upright take-on-the-world stance of the magnificent athlete now reduced to a shambling stagger.
- Robby walked out onto his lawn with just a trace of a stagger and jumped into his brilliantly, subtle performance.
- Depp has also developed a strange walk, a kind of loopy stagger, which is attributed to the sunstroke he suffered as a castaway.
- Once sure-footed, their step is now a confused, uncertain stagger, like a drunk slaloming from house to house in searching for his own front door.
- He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger.
- This really gives you one heck of an image and you can really strut around town with a stagger in your step.
2An arrangement of things in a zigzag order or so that they are not in line.
使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列
Example sentencesExamples
- A consequence of this stagger on the x-ray diffraction pattern would be a marked enhancement of the 1.1 and 2.2 reflections.
- This arrangement produces a systematic stagger between the adjacent lattices as shown in Fig.5, A.
- Collagen fibrils are well known to be assemblies of parallel collagen molecules arranged with a longitudinal stagger according to the Hodge-Petruska scheme.

Origin

Late Middle English (as a verb): alteration of dialect stacker, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka ‘push, stagger’. The noun dates from the late 16th century.

词汇	stagger
释义	Definition of stagger in English: stagger verb ˈstaɡəˈstæɡər 1no object Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 he staggered to his feet, swaying a little 他摇摇晃晃地站起来，身体有点不稳。 Example sentencesExamples He grunted and staggered back before falling to the ground, dead. The couple ahead of him staggered as his weight fell on their backs. One of the officers described the two men, one of whom was Ryan, as ‘extremely unsteady on foot and staggering around’. This looks great at first but when you see the actual number of people arriving at the totaljobs site the fall out is staggering. Anthony staggered before falling backwards onto the floor. I cried out in pain, staggering back and falling on my back to the ground. He staggers to his feet and walks back the way he came. He staggered into Church Walk, collapsed, and was found by passers-by. They fall into taxis or stagger happily on down to the Nitelink bus and sing all the way home. He'd be staggering and falling over and sometimes there was a gang of kids following and poking fun and laughing. Once again the snow began to fall as he staggered onward, his future unknown, his past tortured, and his present uncertain. When he halted he appeared unsteady on his feet and staggered away from his car. Once the curtain falls, you'll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means. No doubt about it, he swayed and staggered when he walked. Forcing herself to move, she staggered out of bed, stumbled and almost fell. Adam withdrew his hand and stepped back and clenched his fist and as Joe sprung at him he threw a punch that sent Joe staggering backwards and falling back into the dirt. I staggered to my feet only to fall down again because of a strong wave. Theorton rolled back over and staggered to his feet, much to the protest of his injuries. Fangs flashing, the cat leaped at Jim, who staggered back, falling into Banks' arms. Lexa staggered unsteadily for a moment before falling to one knee, eyes tightly closed in pain, biting her lip to keep from crying out again. Synonyms lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch, roll 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously. 〈喻〉动荡不安 the treasury staggered from one crisis to the next 财政部勉强地应付着一个又一个的危机。 Example sentencesExamples And most importantly, letting the treaty stagger on along a Via Dolorosa of months of rejection is dangerous. Are their provisions for the protection of members, a safety net of sorts, should the investment bank stagger, or worse, collapse? Global markets continue to stagger from one perceived crisis to the next. Asked what she thinks of the family, now she just says, ‘They just stagger from one crisis to another.’ Perhaps some feline bureaucrat has concluded that the best answer is to let the proposal stagger on and collapse, hoping to kill it with kindness? A succession of weak Prime Ministers and lack-lustre governments saw the country stagger from bad to worse. 1.2archaic Waver in purpose; hesitate. 〈古〉动摇；犹豫 1.3archaic (of a blow) cause (someone) to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 the collision staggered her and she fell 碰撞使她踉跄几下，摔倒在地上。 Example sentencesExamples Kanyanta could have knocked out his opponent but Hara stood his ground even after being decked by hard blows to the head that only staggered him. ‘It struck me like a physical blow, a bullet to the heart, staggering me back, stunned,’ recalls Campbell. Babaev was on the canvas twice in the third before a big right to the side of the head staggered him and prompted referee Richie Davies to call a halt. Ryu's world exploded into stars as the blow connected with the side of his head, staggering him. These rather horrified thoughts flew into my head at just about the moment that his own uppercut staggered me back and into the wall. 2with object Astonish or deeply shock. 使吃惊；使震惊 I was staggered to find it was six o'clock 我惊异地发现已经六点了。 Example sentencesExamples Waterman, 57, said he was ‘shocked, staggered and speechless’ by the award. I am quite staggered at the way in which this bill is proceeding. Peter Francis, welfare rights manager at Barnsley Council, said the couple were staggered when they found out their weekly income had nearly doubled. Wilson is determined to stun and stagger us with the knowledge of how little we know, how much we have only just begun to discover. Along the way, even those of us well versed in some of the more astonishing feats of animal cognition will be staggered. It came, to me at least, as a staggering shock, sweeping away entirely, and for many days to come, the light-hearted and almost frivolous mood of the morning. These concepts may continue to stagger the imagination, but they no longer defy it. Consumption of Merlot continues to stagger producers who struggle to cope with demand. Residents were staggered when yellow lines were painted in a village near York - and then removed less than 48 hours later. I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages. The expansive gallery, which is housed in the top two floors of the Mori Tower, commands staggering views all the way to Mount Fuji. Through this absolutely staggering performance, Rule finds a way to show knowing and naïveté, familiarity and foreignness in almost every move. In fact, the diversity of corals and staggering formations of vast virgin forests and coral heads equal the best to be found anywhere in the world. But we certainly were there to chronicle the missteps and the absolute staggering human tragedy. Truly staggering amounts of money, from a variety of well-meaning friends, disappeared into his labyrinthine system of debts, leaving nothing to show. In addition to the college's own teaching staff, chefs from Yorkshire's staggering array of restaurants offering international food will help to train students in the key skills. Third, though, is the most staggering number of all - 188 pounds, her weight when she began training five years ago. My parents' obvious aging, brought sharply before me instead of gradually as the last few years had passed, when I'd seen them every day, was a staggering shock. He had, they insisted, slightly misquoted a staggering number of lines. The sheer breadth of these studies can stagger the imagination, ranging across continents for specific forces of ecological and historical change. Synonyms astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast, shock, shake, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, disconcert, shatter, take aback, jolt, shake up informal bowl over, knock for six, floor, blow someone's mind, strike dumb astonished, astounded, amazed, stunned, thunderstruck, shattered, flabbergasted, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, surprised, bewildered, shocked, shell-shocked, shaken, stupefied, open-mouthed dumbfounded, dumbstruck, speechless, at a loss for words dazed, benumbed, confounded, disconcerted, shaken up informal bowled over, knocked for six, floored, flummoxed, caught on the hop, caught on the wrong foot, unable to believe one's eyes/ears British informal gobsmacked 3with object Arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time. 使（事件、付款、时间等）错开，使分开进行 meetings are staggered throughout the day 各种会议在一整天里错开来举行。 Example sentencesExamples The performance areas are contiguous and the two sectors stagger their performances so that spectators must run back and forth between the playing grounds to view the spectacle. Though the costs paid to those in the network are exorbitant, it guarantees safety and allows payment to be staggered over time. Germany, like several other European nations, staggers the start of its school holidays in different areas. Ministers have discussed staggering teaching hours to ease rush-hour road congestion. He also suggested staggered opening hours of entertainment venues was useful in controlling crowds. Fortunately, the Government had agreed to allow country folk to stagger such payments until things recovered. Mr Wahid said pension payments were staggered across the whole week, so not all pensioners were affected. The election was staggered over the entire week. Also, stagger hours so that fewer people are in a building at the same time. The plan to relieve congestion by staggering working hours is sound but it would need the full co-operation of businesses large and small, which might prove difficult. There will be staggered starts, about five minutes apart, for each of the different classes. Elections are staggered so the Board never is composed completely of new members. Most of these districts are staggering the days off instead of closing early, in order to avoid paying unemployment benefits to the teachers. They should also listen to the car radio for the latest travel information and stagger journeys to avoid the busiest travel times. But he said: ‘People have now found alternative routes and staggered their journeys.’ Voting hours are staggered across the country, meaning the impact will vary by region. Also, on hearing of the crush at the cattle camps, the Collector, B. Rajashekar, moved to stagger the fodder hours. The curator, Anthony Gross, has staggered the screenings in order to show as many films as possible in two weeks. There was a healthy crowd who stayed to watch the event which was put on partly to stagger the crush of racegoers leaving the course after the last race. This meant the switch-on had to be staggered as the load would have been too heavy for a simultaneous switch-on. Synonyms spread (out), space (out), time at intervals, overlap 3.1 Arrange (objects or parts) in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line. 使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列 stagger the screws at each joint 在每个接头交错使用螺丝钉。 Example sentencesExamples The rear shocks have been staggered, one fixed forward from the axle, the other one tilting back. It works by staggering the tags that surround your posts. Continue stacking layers on top, staggering them toward the center so the last tulips stand upright. If you are running four rods, it is a good idea to cover a few different depths by staggering lines every 15 to 20 feet until you begin to hit fish. In Block C especially the roof line is staggered. The joints between the tabs must continue to be staggered. One method which helps feed fleece through the machine is to pin the seams alternately: stagger the pins on both sides of the seam to be sewn. Begin planting as early as possible and stagger plantings every two weeks for a long season of blooms through September. Although strictly a two-storey property, the ground floor is staggered on three levels. Synonyms alternate, step, arrange in a zigzag noun ˈstaɡəˈstæɡər 1An unsteady walk or movement. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 she walked with a stagger Example sentencesExamples She took off again, this time at more of a stagger than a run. There was a stagger rather than a swagger about Johnson in recent years. Since I've moved house, my local is now the Drayton Court, just a short stagger from BNI Towers. This really gives you one heck of an image and you can really strut around town with a stagger in your step. Most of the mercenaries were dispersing, slowly walking, although for some it was more of a stagger, down the streets bragging to one another. He walked with a stoop and a rolling gait, the once upright take-on-the-world stance of the magnificent athlete now reduced to a shambling stagger. Spahr's call sign was ‘Dukes,’ and he was known to do an impersonation of John Wayne, complete with the stagger. Our foursome took a corner of the huge table of guests at a Korean restaurant on the Holloway Road, just a stagger from Highbury and Islington Station. Particularly outstanding is Jim Broadbent, who plays a sputtering drunk with easy stagger. Robby walked out onto his lawn with just a trace of a stagger and jumped into his brilliantly, subtle performance. Then, as if in a dream, I lifted the broom off the sidewalk and saw the beetle stagger, right itself, and run off. Depp has also developed a strange walk, a kind of loopy stagger, which is attributed to the sunstroke he suffered as a castaway. She was holding Leo's hand, and was leaning against him, so as he walked, he did it with a stagger. Next it was a stagger up Digbeth High Street to the Royal George. Once sure-footed, their step is now a confused, uncertain stagger, like a drunk slaloming from house to house in searching for his own front door. It had felt like hours before the boy could hear the gears whining to a stop, and then the floor gave another stagger and went still. He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger. It enjoys a quiet position near the centre of this pleasant village, just off the A19 Selby Road, little more than a hop, skip and a stagger away from the popular Greyhound pub. Our daily parade down the Croisette has turned from a saunter to a stagger. Many would probably prefer to be only a short walk from the office in the morning and a drunken stagger back from the bars at night. 2An arrangement of things in a zigzag formation or so that they are not in line. 使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列 Example sentencesExamples This arrangement produces a systematic stagger between the adjacent lattices as shown in Fig.5, A. Collagen fibrils are well known to be assemblies of parallel collagen molecules arranged with a longitudinal stagger according to the Hodge-Petruska scheme. A consequence of this stagger on the x-ray diffraction pattern would be a marked enhancement of the 1.1 and 2.2 reflections. 2.1 The arrangement of the runners in lanes on a running track at the start of a race, so that the runner in the inside lane is positioned behind those in the next lane and so on until the outside lane. 赛跑选手起跑时的梯形排列 by the back straight, he had overtaken the stagger Example sentencesExamples I kept expecting someone to make up the stagger on me, and pull alongside, but it never happened. I felt surprisingly smooth and relaxed as I rounded the first turn and found myself making up the stagger on the runners on my outside. Derivatives staggerer noun The staggerer was mumbling half words and syllables with too many ‘r's in, as the tall guy looked round. Example sentencesExamples What or who created the environment that would allow unconstitutional sobriety checkpoints, bar raids and the incarceration of staggerers? Origin Late Middle English (as a verb): alteration of dialect stacker, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka 'push, stagger'. The noun dates from the late 16th century. Rhymes blagger, bragger, dagger, flagger, Jagger, lagger, nagger, quagga, saggar, swagger Definition of stagger in US English: stagger verbˈstaɡərˈstæɡər 1no object Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 he staggered to his feet, swaying a little 他摇摇晃晃地站起来，身体有点不稳。 Example sentencesExamples One of the officers described the two men, one of whom was Ryan, as ‘extremely unsteady on foot and staggering around’. The couple ahead of him staggered as his weight fell on their backs. Fangs flashing, the cat leaped at Jim, who staggered back, falling into Banks' arms. He grunted and staggered back before falling to the ground, dead. Once the curtain falls, you'll stagger outside feeling unbalanced, wondering what just happened and what it all means. He staggered into Church Walk, collapsed, and was found by passers-by. I cried out in pain, staggering back and falling on my back to the ground. No doubt about it, he swayed and staggered when he walked. Forcing herself to move, she staggered out of bed, stumbled and almost fell. When he halted he appeared unsteady on his feet and staggered away from his car. Theorton rolled back over and staggered to his feet, much to the protest of his injuries. Lexa staggered unsteadily for a moment before falling to one knee, eyes tightly closed in pain, biting her lip to keep from crying out again. He staggers to his feet and walks back the way he came. Adam withdrew his hand and stepped back and clenched his fist and as Joe sprung at him he threw a punch that sent Joe staggering backwards and falling back into the dirt. I staggered to my feet only to fall down again because of a strong wave. Anthony staggered before falling backwards onto the floor. They fall into taxis or stagger happily on down to the Nitelink bus and sing all the way home. This looks great at first but when you see the actual number of people arriving at the totaljobs site the fall out is staggering. Once again the snow began to fall as he staggered onward, his future unknown, his past tortured, and his present uncertain. He'd be staggering and falling over and sometimes there was a gang of kids following and poking fun and laughing. Synonyms lurch, walk unsteadily, reel, sway, teeter, totter, stumble, wobble, move clumsily, weave, flounder, falter, pitch, roll 1.1with object and adverbial of direction Continue in existence or operation uncertainly or precariously. 〈喻〉动荡不安 the council staggered from one crisis to the next 财政部勉强地应付着一个又一个的危机。 Example sentencesExamples Perhaps some feline bureaucrat has concluded that the best answer is to let the proposal stagger on and collapse, hoping to kill it with kindness? And most importantly, letting the treaty stagger on along a Via Dolorosa of months of rejection is dangerous. Are their provisions for the protection of members, a safety net of sorts, should the investment bank stagger, or worse, collapse? A succession of weak Prime Ministers and lack-lustre governments saw the country stagger from bad to worse. Global markets continue to stagger from one perceived crisis to the next. Asked what she thinks of the family, now she just says, ‘They just stagger from one crisis to another.’ 1.2archaic Waver in purpose; hesitate. 〈古〉动摇；犹豫 1.3archaic with object (of a blow) cause (someone) to walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 the collision staggered her and she fell 碰撞使她踉跄几下，摔倒在地上。 Example sentencesExamples Ryu's world exploded into stars as the blow connected with the side of his head, staggering him. Kanyanta could have knocked out his opponent but Hara stood his ground even after being decked by hard blows to the head that only staggered him. ‘It struck me like a physical blow, a bullet to the heart, staggering me back, stunned,’ recalls Campbell. Babaev was on the canvas twice in the third before a big right to the side of the head staggered him and prompted referee Richie Davies to call a halt. These rather horrified thoughts flew into my head at just about the moment that his own uppercut staggered me back and into the wall. 2with object Astonish or deeply shock. 使吃惊；使震惊 I was staggered to find it was six o'clock 我惊异地发现已经六点了。 Example sentencesExamples The expansive gallery, which is housed in the top two floors of the Mori Tower, commands staggering views all the way to Mount Fuji. Along the way, even those of us well versed in some of the more astonishing feats of animal cognition will be staggered. My parents' obvious aging, brought sharply before me instead of gradually as the last few years had passed, when I'd seen them every day, was a staggering shock. Through this absolutely staggering performance, Rule finds a way to show knowing and naïveté, familiarity and foreignness in almost every move. He had, they insisted, slightly misquoted a staggering number of lines. It came, to me at least, as a staggering shock, sweeping away entirely, and for many days to come, the light-hearted and almost frivolous mood of the morning. Truly staggering amounts of money, from a variety of well-meaning friends, disappeared into his labyrinthine system of debts, leaving nothing to show. In addition to the college's own teaching staff, chefs from Yorkshire's staggering array of restaurants offering international food will help to train students in the key skills. Third, though, is the most staggering number of all - 188 pounds, her weight when she began training five years ago. Residents were staggered when yellow lines were painted in a village near York - and then removed less than 48 hours later. Wilson is determined to stun and stagger us with the knowledge of how little we know, how much we have only just begun to discover. The sheer breadth of these studies can stagger the imagination, ranging across continents for specific forces of ecological and historical change. Waterman, 57, said he was ‘shocked, staggered and speechless’ by the award. These concepts may continue to stagger the imagination, but they no longer defy it. But we certainly were there to chronicle the missteps and the absolute staggering human tragedy. In fact, the diversity of corals and staggering formations of vast virgin forests and coral heads equal the best to be found anywhere in the world. I am staggered that our hard-earned council tax money goes towards paying their wages. Consumption of Merlot continues to stagger producers who struggle to cope with demand. Peter Francis, welfare rights manager at Barnsley Council, said the couple were staggered when they found out their weekly income had nearly doubled. I am quite staggered at the way in which this bill is proceeding. Synonyms astonish, amaze, nonplus, startle, astound, surprise, bewilder, stun, flabbergast, shock, shake, stop someone in their tracks, stupefy, leave open-mouthed, take someone's breath away, dumbfound, daze, benumb, confound, disconcert, shatter, take aback, jolt, shake up astonished, astounded, amazed, stunned, thunderstruck, shattered, flabbergasted, nonplussed, taken aback, startled, surprised, bewildered, shocked, shell-shocked, shaken, stupefied, open-mouthed 3with object Arrange (events, payments, hours, etc.) so that they do not occur at the same time; spread over a period of time. 使（事件、付款、时间等）错开，使分开进行 meetings are staggered throughout the day 各种会议在一整天里错开来举行。 Example sentencesExamples Fortunately, the Government had agreed to allow country folk to stagger such payments until things recovered. They should also listen to the car radio for the latest travel information and stagger journeys to avoid the busiest travel times. Germany, like several other European nations, staggers the start of its school holidays in different areas. Most of these districts are staggering the days off instead of closing early, in order to avoid paying unemployment benefits to the teachers. There will be staggered starts, about five minutes apart, for each of the different classes. Ministers have discussed staggering teaching hours to ease rush-hour road congestion. Though the costs paid to those in the network are exorbitant, it guarantees safety and allows payment to be staggered over time. Also, on hearing of the crush at the cattle camps, the Collector, B. Rajashekar, moved to stagger the fodder hours. He also suggested staggered opening hours of entertainment venues was useful in controlling crowds. Mr Wahid said pension payments were staggered across the whole week, so not all pensioners were affected. The election was staggered over the entire week. This meant the switch-on had to be staggered as the load would have been too heavy for a simultaneous switch-on. The performance areas are contiguous and the two sectors stagger their performances so that spectators must run back and forth between the playing grounds to view the spectacle. But he said: ‘People have now found alternative routes and staggered their journeys.’ Voting hours are staggered across the country, meaning the impact will vary by region. There was a healthy crowd who stayed to watch the event which was put on partly to stagger the crush of racegoers leaving the course after the last race. Elections are staggered so the Board never is composed completely of new members. Also, stagger hours so that fewer people are in a building at the same time. The curator, Anthony Gross, has staggered the screenings in order to show as many films as possible in two weeks. The plan to relieve congestion by staggering working hours is sound but it would need the full co-operation of businesses large and small, which might prove difficult. Synonyms spread, spread out, space, space out, time at intervals, overlap 3.1 Arrange (objects or parts of an object) in a zigzag order or so that they are not in line. 使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列 stagger the screws at each joint 在每个接头交错使用螺丝钉。 Example sentencesExamples In Block C especially the roof line is staggered. Although strictly a two-storey property, the ground floor is staggered on three levels. Begin planting as early as possible and stagger plantings every two weeks for a long season of blooms through September. If you are running four rods, it is a good idea to cover a few different depths by staggering lines every 15 to 20 feet until you begin to hit fish. Continue stacking layers on top, staggering them toward the center so the last tulips stand upright. It works by staggering the tags that surround your posts. The rear shocks have been staggered, one fixed forward from the axle, the other one tilting back. The joints between the tabs must continue to be staggered. One method which helps feed fleece through the machine is to pin the seams alternately: stagger the pins on both sides of the seam to be sewn. Synonyms alternate, step, arrange in a zigzag nounˈstaɡərˈstæɡər 1An unsteady walk or movement. 摇晃；踉跄；蹒跚 she walked with a stagger Example sentencesExamples Our foursome took a corner of the huge table of guests at a Korean restaurant on the Holloway Road, just a stagger from Highbury and Islington Station. Many would probably prefer to be only a short walk from the office in the morning and a drunken stagger back from the bars at night. It enjoys a quiet position near the centre of this pleasant village, just off the A19 Selby Road, little more than a hop, skip and a stagger away from the popular Greyhound pub. Next it was a stagger up Digbeth High Street to the Royal George. There was a stagger rather than a swagger about Johnson in recent years. Then, as if in a dream, I lifted the broom off the sidewalk and saw the beetle stagger, right itself, and run off. She was holding Leo's hand, and was leaning against him, so as he walked, he did it with a stagger. It had felt like hours before the boy could hear the gears whining to a stop, and then the floor gave another stagger and went still. Most of the mercenaries were dispersing, slowly walking, although for some it was more of a stagger, down the streets bragging to one another. Spahr's call sign was ‘Dukes,’ and he was known to do an impersonation of John Wayne, complete with the stagger. Particularly outstanding is Jim Broadbent, who plays a sputtering drunk with easy stagger. She took off again, this time at more of a stagger than a run. Our daily parade down the Croisette has turned from a saunter to a stagger. Since I've moved house, my local is now the Drayton Court, just a short stagger from BNI Towers. He walked with a stoop and a rolling gait, the once upright take-on-the-world stance of the magnificent athlete now reduced to a shambling stagger. Robby walked out onto his lawn with just a trace of a stagger and jumped into his brilliantly, subtle performance. Depp has also developed a strange walk, a kind of loopy stagger, which is attributed to the sunstroke he suffered as a castaway. Once sure-footed, their step is now a confused, uncertain stagger, like a drunk slaloming from house to house in searching for his own front door. He has everything right - the stagger of the man walking, the drape of the man sitting, the accusatory point of the man's finger. This really gives you one heck of an image and you can really strut around town with a stagger in your step. 2An arrangement of things in a zigzag order or so that they are not in line. 使（物体，物体的组成部分）交错排列 Example sentencesExamples A consequence of this stagger on the x-ray diffraction pattern would be a marked enhancement of the 1.1 and 2.2 reflections. This arrangement produces a systematic stagger between the adjacent lattices as shown in Fig.5, A. Collagen fibrils are well known to be assemblies of parallel collagen molecules arranged with a longitudinal stagger according to the Hodge-Petruska scheme. Origin Late Middle English (as a verb): alteration of dialect stacker, from Old Norse stakra, frequentative of staka ‘push, stagger’. The noun dates from the late 16th century.
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