1. vt. & vi.（使）蹒跚　 walk or move unsteadily
2. vt.错开　 arrange times of events so that they do not all occur together
3. vt. & vi.（使）对…感到震惊或担心　 cause shock or worry to sth

　～ the imagination　感到不可思议
　～ vacations　间隔假期
　～ one's working hour　错开工作时间
　～ cheaply　便宜得令人震惊
　～ outlandishly　奇异得令人震惊
　～ pretentiously　自命不凡地手舞足蹈
　～ weakly　虚弱得摇摇晃晃
　～ by the news　对此消息感到震惊
　～ under heavy burdens　被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃

　He staggered to his feet.　他摇摇摆摆地站起来。
　He staggered to the door, bleeding from his wounds.　他蹒跚地向大门走去，伤口流着血。
　I finally staggered into bed at 3 o'clock in the morning.　我最后凌晨3点才摇摇晃晃地上床睡觉。
　He staggered under a heavy burden.　他被沉重的担子压得摇摇晃晃。
　The drunken man staggered towards me.　那个醉汉摇摇晃晃地向我走来。
　The ship staggered.　船晃得厉害。
　We staggered to hear that the firm was bankrupt.　听说那家公司破产了，我们感到震惊。
　I staggered at the price.　这价钱使我犹豫不决。
　Our management has decided to stagger our working hour.　我们的管理部门已决定错开工作时间。
　The difficulty of examination staggered him.　考试的困难使他很发愁。
　Her incredible story staggers the imagination.　她讲的那个令人难以相信的故事使人感到不可思议。
　He was staggered by the blow.　他被打得摇摇晃晃。
　Vacations were staggered so that only one person was away at a time.　假期是间隔的，为的是一次只有一人休假。
　I was staggered by his outrageous suggestion.　他提出蛮横无理的要求使我感到震惊。

 ♣ stagger about〔around〕　(v.+prep.)
　摇摇晃晃，无确定目标地行走　move in an unsteady manner and an uncertain direction around (a place)
　Why is that man staggering about the room like that?　那人为什么摇摇晃晃地在屋里走来走去?

 ♣ stagger, reel, stumble
　这组词都有“蹒跚”的意思。它们的区别是：stagger指虚弱、负重、醉酒等导致身体失去平衡或行走失态；reel指受到打击或眩晕而站立不稳；stumble指由于脚下被绊，迈错步或受惊等而“蹒跚”行走。

　stagger　还可用作名词，意为“摇晃”。例如：
　She gave a stagger as she began to feel faint.　她感到头晕时身体摇晃了一下。

　［同义词］ amaze
　［词源］古挪威语stakra（蹒跚）