wobble
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to make something do this (使)摇摆,摇晃 This chair wobbles. 这把椅子不稳。 - (figurative)
Her voice wobbled with emotion. 她激动得声音发颤。 - wobble something
Don't wobble the table—I'm trying to write. 别摇桌子,我在写字呢。
Extra ExamplesHis legs began to wobble under him. 他的腿开始在脚下摇晃。 The vase wobbled and then crashed to the ground. 花瓶摇摆了一下,然后哗啦一声摔到地上。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to go in a particular direction while moving from side to side in an unsteady way 一摇一摆地走 - [intransitive]
to hesitate or lose confidence about doing something 犹豫不决;信心动摇
Word Originmid 17th cent. (earlier as wabble): of Germanic origin; compare with Old Norse vafla ‘waver’; related to the verb wave.