staggering
(a.)蹣跚的,猶豫的,驚人的
Stag·ger v. i. [imp. & p. p. Staggered p. pr. & vb. n. Staggering.]
1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness; to sway; to reel or totter.
Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow. --Dryden.
2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail. “The enemy staggers.”
3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less confident or determined; to hesitate.
He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief. --Rom. iv. 20.
staggering
adj 1: walking unsteadily; "a stqaggering gait" [syn: lurching, stumbling,
weaving]
2: so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm; "such an
enormous response was astonishing"; "an astounding
achievement"; "the amount of money required was
staggering"; "suffered a staggering defeat"; "the figure
inside the boucle dress was stupefying" [syn: astonishing,
astounding, stupefying]