unsteady
- 英式英标[ʌn\'stɛdi]
- 美式音标[ʌn\'stedɪ]
adj. 不稳定的；不规则的；摇摆的；无常的
vt. 使不稳定；动摇
英文词源
- unsteady (adj.)
- 1590s, "not firm or secure in position," from un- (1) "not" + steady (adj.). Similar formation in Old Frisian unstadich, German unstätig, Middle Dutch onstadich. Meaning "marked by irregularity" is from 1680s. Related: Unsteadily (1550s).
- unsteady (v.)
- "make unsteady," 1530s, from un- (2) "reverse, opposite of" + steady (v.). Related: Unsteadied; unsteadying.
实用例句
- 1. They were unsteady on their feet and rather uncoordinated.
- 他们站立不稳，协调性较差。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. His voice was unsteady and only just audible.
- 他的声音发颤，而且小得只刚刚能听见。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. She is still a little unsteady on her feet after the operation.
- 手术以后她还有点站不稳。
来自《权威词典》
- 4. He's a bit unsteady on his pins.
- 他的两腿还有点站不稳.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. The boy was very unsteady and had staggered around when he got up.
- 男孩站立不稳，并且起身后四下走动时步子踉跄。
来自柯林斯例句