toddle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++tod·dle /ˈtɒdl $ ˈtɑːdl/ verb [intransitive] 1. SSCWALKif a small child toddles, it walks with short unsteady steps 〔幼儿〕蹒跚行走2 [always + adverb/preposition] especially British English to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way 闲逛；溜达 SYN stroll Every afternoon, Marge would toddle down to the library. 每天下午，玛吉都会溜达到图书馆。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
toddle• For my three children, walking, toddling and cycling in the park has become a much more pleasant experience.• I was toddling around at the time getting into mischief the way any normal, healthy three-year-old boy does.• He is just now beginning to toddle around the house.• When I last saw him, he was fourteen months old and just beginning to toddle around without falling down too much.• Catching sight of the two arriving, the old fellow, adjusting his robe, came toddling forward to show them around.• This huge machine toddled in a courtyard, deliberating at each step.• I toddled off to the kitchen.• He becomes sullen toward his wife, and for the first time he roughs up his toddling son.• I toddled through the gate and made for the tree because it was studded all over with soft dark fruit.tod·dle verbChineseSyllable
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toddle
tod‧dle /ˈtɒdl $ ˈtɑːdl/
verb [intransitive]
1. if a small child toddles, it walks with short, unsteady steps
2. [always + adverb/preposition] especially British English to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way
SYN stroll:
Every afternoon, Marge would toddle down to the library.
tod‧dle /ˈtɒdl $ ˈtɑːdl/
verb [intransitive]1. if a small child toddles, it walks with short, unsteady steps
2. [always + adverb/preposition] especially British English to walk somewhere, especially in a slow and relaxed way
SYN stroll: