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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
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Collins English-English Dictionary
- stagger ['stægə]
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1.
vb
[usually intr]
to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
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2.
vt.
[tr]
to astound or overwhelm, as with shock
- I am staggered by his ruthlessness
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3.
vt.
[tr]
to place or arrange in alternating or overlapping positions or time periods to prevent confusion or congestion
- a staggered junction
- to stagger holidays
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4.
vi.
[intr]
to falter or hesitate
- his courage staggered in the face of the battle
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5.
vt.
[tr]
to set (the wings of a biplane) so that the leading edge of one extends beyond that of the other
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6.
n
the act or an instance of staggering
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7.
n
a staggered arrangement on a biplane, etc
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8.
n
See also staggers
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9.
n
[Etymology]
C13 dialect stacker, from Old Norse staka to push
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1.
vb
[usually intr]
to walk or cause to walk unsteadily as if about to fall
Examples
- to stagger the teeth of a saw
- 使锯齿交错 → stagger
- to stagger holidays → stagger
- 把休假日岔开
- stagger the days off → 岔开
- 这两个会不能同时开，得错一下。
- We can't hold the two meetings at the same time. We must stagger them. → 错
- 把日子错开
- stagger the days off → 错开
- 三场球赛应错开进行。
- We should stagger the three ball games. → 错开
- 为了避免网络拥堵， 我们最好错时上网。
- In order to avoid pressure on the Internet, we'd better stagger our Internet surfing times. → 错时
- 把上课和开会时间错开
- stagger the time between classes and meetings → 错
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