英:[ˈwɒdl]
美:[ˈwɑdl]
英:[ˈwɒdl]
美:[ˈwɑdl]
wad·dle
wa dl
第三人称单数:waddles
现在分词:waddling
过去式:waddled
过去分词:waddled
waddly (adj.), waddlingly (adv.), waddler (n.)
intransitive verb
to walk using short steps while rocking from side to side.The duck waddled into the pond.
to move slowly in a rocking or awkward manner.The old plane waddled off the runway into the air.
noun
a waddling manner of walking.He has walked with a distinctive waddle since his surgery.
the act of waddling.
"蹒跚地走路,左右摇晃; 像鸭子一样走路",1590年代, wade 的反复动作。相关词汇: Waddled; waddling。名词记录自1690年代。
Verb frequentative of wade
The first known use of waddle was in 1592
wadeverb
to step in or through a substance (as water, mud, or sand) that is thicker than air
to move or proceed slowly or with difficulty
wade through a dull book
to attack or work energetically
waded into their chores
to pass or cross by wading
wade a stream
wadeverb
to step in or through a substance (as water, mud, or sand) that is thicker than air
to move or proceed slowly or with difficulty
wade through a dull book
to attack or work energetically
waded into their chores
to pass or cross by wading
wade a stream
waddle1 of 2verb
to walk with short steps swaying from side to side
ducks waddling to the water
to move slowly and awkwardly
the big boat waddled upstream
waddle2 of 2noun
an awkward swaying walk
1 I don’t know what Adah rooted for as we lay out there with our needlework, watching him waddle up and down the branches.
2 “Your clincher clue was waddle? That seems to work,” Wilder responded.
3 Wilder and Gilman had presented the clues in the order that the script had stipulated: ice, waddle, then black and white.
4 He was conscious of their eyes on his back as he waddled down the hill.
5 At least the backgrounds are eye-catching, as a waddle of mallards crack jokes amid beautiful fall foliage.
6 I am pregnant. I waddle awkwardly and my big stomach pressed against the weight of the world.
我怀孕了,我滑稽可笑地瞒珊而行,大肚子上压着全世界的重量。
7 The show includes a waddle of penguins, a mischievous garden of flowers, a drag queen, and other fanciful characters.
8 When he was done, he waddled past us like he owned the place and headed for the open door.
9 He sat quivering, every nerve tense, recognizing the smell, and presently past the opening of the cave waddled a large porcupine, returning peacefully home from a night’s foraging.
10 Friar Hugo entered, with a slight swagger added to his ungainly waddle.
11 ‘Try not to tumble off the horse. If you do, best waddle back to Pentos. Our shy maid will not wait for man nor dwarf.”
12 He was asleep in the wagon, Termite waddling after us.
13 And — a gift from our Dame Luck —There waddles in a large lame duck.
14 At last he stood up, waddled clumsily across the cell, dug down into the pocket of his overalls, and, with an abashed air, held out a grimy piece of bread to the skull-faced man.
15 I threw her arm over my neck and waddled her through the woods to the path back to the small clearing at the far end of the bluff.
16 On their tenth wedding anniversary, Mr. McCullough took her to Giovanni’s, her favorite restaurant, and as they entered, a vastly pregnant woman waddled up behind them.
17 In fact, the ceiling was so low that she had to duck as she waddled toward the light.
18 He climbed down from his chair and waddled to the sideboard, where a wheel of veined white cheese sat surrounded by fruit.
19 She used to call the boys from the neighborhood ghetto penguins because of the way they waddled.
20 Tyrion cursed and made for the steps with a rolling waddle.