waddle

FREQ #37726

vi. 摇摇摆摆地走, 蹒跚而行 n. 蹒跚

发音

UK /ˈwɒd.əl/
US /ˈwɑd.əl/
AU
US /ˈwɑɾ.ɫ̩/

词形变化

waddles 复数 waddles waddled waddles 三单 waddling waddling 现在分词 waddled 过去式 waddled 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A squat, swaying gait.

    the waddle of a duck

  2. 2.

    A group of birds, such as ducks and penguins, when walking.

v.
  1. 1.

    To walk with short steps, tilting the body from side to side.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To move slowly.

    不及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

gait
动词

同义词 5

paddle totter coggle dodder toddle

上位词 1

walk

词源

From Middle English wadelen, frequentative form of waden, equivalent to wade + -le. Compare Saterland Frisian wuttelje (“to waddle”), Old High German wadalōn (“to roam; wander”), Middle High German wadelen, wedelen (“to wander; rove”), German wedeln (“to waggle”). First known use in English in a version of the Song of Roland around the year 1400.

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