waddling v. 鸭步;摇摆蹒跚(waddle的ing形式)
- The Sun tabloid pictured a penguin happily waddling about on the south bank of the Thames in central London.
小报《太阳报》刊登了一个企鹅在伦敦中心泰晤士河南岸欢快散布的照片。 - Surprisingly, the penguins' walk allows them to save energy that would be wasted if they walked without waddling.
出乎我们意料的是,企鹅摇摆着走,反而较常态行走更节省能量。 - When Kutuzov had left the room, and with downcast head walked across the reception-hall with his heavy, waddling step, a voice stopped him.
当库图佐夫从书房走出来时,他低着头,迈着沉重的步子,步履蹒跚,他经过大厅旁边时,有一个声音叫住了他。
Waddle \Wad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from
wadan to go. See {Wade}.]
To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to
the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily
and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child
waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles. --Shak.
She drawls her words, and waddles in her pace. --Young.