If someone totters somewhere, they walk there in an unsteady way, for example because they are ill or drunk.
例句
He tottered to the fridge, got a beer and slumped at the table...他踉跄地走到冰箱前，拿出一瓶啤酒，一屁股坐在桌边。The baby began to crawl, then managed her first tottering steps.宝宝开始只是爬，后来第一次站起来蹒跚着走了几步。
VERB
摇摇欲坠;变得不稳;动摇
If something such as a market or government is tottering, it is weak and likely to collapse or fail completely.
例句
The property market is tottering.房地产市场摇摇欲坠。...further criticism of the tottering government.对濒临瓦解的政府的进一步批评
英汉词典释义
vi.
走得或动得不稳;踉跄;蹒跚
The drunkard tottered along the road.醉鬼在路上踉跄行走。The wounded soldier tottered to his feet.伤员摇摇晃晃地站了起来。
摇摇欲坠
The pile of books tottered then fell.这堆书晃了几下, 然后就倒了。
英英词典释义
Verb
1. move without being stable, as if threatening to fall;