shamble

[US]/ˈʃæmbl/
[UK]/ˈʃæmbl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. 蹣跚地走
n. 蹣跚;搖晃的腳步
Word Forms
過去分詞shambled
第三人稱單數shambles
過去式shambled
現在分詞shambling
複數shambles

Phrases & Collocations

shamble along

蹣跚前行

shamble through

蹣跚穿過

Example Sentences

The beggar shamble d past us.

那個乞丐腳蹭着地從我們身旁走過.

The old tramp shambled wearily up the path.

這個年老的流浪漢疲憊不堪, 蹣跚地走上了小路。

he shambled off down the corridor.

他沿着走廊踉蹌地走。

my career was in a shambles .

我的事業一團糟。

the event was a shambles from start to finish.

那件事自始至終一團糟。

their room was a shambles as usual .

像往常一樣,他們的房間亂七八糟。

he shambled over to the desk and ferreted around .

他蹣跚地走到書桌前,翻箱倒櫃地找起來。

the room was a shambles—their throats had been cut and they lay in a waste of blood.

屋裏像屠場一樣——他們的喉嚨被割斷,躺在一片血泊中。

They shamble, unused to walking on two legs, and find the human's mild sensory depravation unnerving.

他們搖搖晃晃,不習慣用兩條腿走路,並且覺得人類溫和的感觀會使他們失常墮落。

Real-world Examples

Though once considered a formidable force, the French army is now a shambles.

儘管一度被認爲是軍力強大,法軍此刻是殘破不堪。

Source: The Apocalypse of World War II

Opinion polls showed that voters blame the president for the shambles.

民意調查顯示,選民將這場混亂歸咎於總統。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Its policy on Europe is a shambles that has strengthened the forces arrayed against free trade.

它一團糟的歐洲政策強化了組織起來反對自由貿易的勢力。

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

I shambled along behind Jessica, not bothering to pretend to listen anymore.

我蹣跚着走在傑西卡後面,不再費神假裝在聽她說話了。

Source: Twilight: Eclipse

The economy is in shambles, okay. But this is why we need the government of technocrats.

國內的經濟現已陷入混亂,但這就是我們需要文職官員組成的政府的原因。

Source: BBC Listening Compilation April 2019

And the country is in shambles. Remind us what it's like to live in Venezuela today.

委內瑞拉目前一片混亂。請介紹一下委內瑞拉現在的情況。

Source: NPR News August 2018 Compilation

The powerful storm has swamped the Louisiana coast and left the region's electrical grid in shambles.

這場強風暴已經席捲了路易斯安那州海岸,並使該地區的電網陷入混亂。

Source: AP Listening Compilation September 2021

The mosque was in shambles after the bomber opened fire, then ran inside, and blew himself up.

炸彈襲擊者開火後,清真寺一片混亂,襲擊者隨後跑進清真寺引爆了自己身上的炸彈。

Source: PBS English News

One disease detective from the CDC working in Sierra Leone, she says the database there was in shambles.

在塞拉利昂CDC的一名疾病調查員表示這個數據庫資料就是一團糟。

Source: CNN Listening Collection September 2014

With its economy in shambles, a CNN investigation just found that illegal drug trafficking through Venezuela is soaring.

隨着經濟陷入混亂,CNN的一項調查發現,通過委內瑞拉的非法販毒活動正在飆升。

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2019 Collection

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