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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_361_bwob·ble /ˈwɒbəl $ ˈwɑː-/ verb  1 [intransitive, transitive]SHAKE to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this 摇晃;使摇摆 The pile of bricks wobbled and fell. 那堆砖摇摇晃晃地倒塌了。 Tom stopped, wobbling from the weight of his load. 汤姆停下来,身上的东西压得他摇摇晃晃。see thesaurus at move5  See picture of WOBBLE 摇晃2 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]BALANCE to go in a particular direction while moving unsteadily from side to side 摇摇晃晃地前行wobble down/along/towards etc Cindy wobbled along the street on her bike. 辛迪歪歪扭扭地骑着自行车沿街而行。3 NOT SURE[intransitive] to be unsure whether to do something 犹豫不决 SYN waver The president appeared to wobble over sending the troops in. 总统在派兵问题上显得犹豫不决。wobble noun [countable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
wobbleShe rocked the table-the sawhorses wobbled.She bumped the table and the glasses wobbled.The whole washing machine began to wobble.Jerry came in carrying a tray of glasses that were wobbling alarmingly.He clenched the steering wheel so hard that the car wobbled, and he hastily righted it.They were held in place only by their buoyancy. could wobble and rattle them with ease.But after he bares his fangs, she wobbles as if the blood had been sucked from her veins.She is running-running away from a shaking house and a row of wobbling green trees.The fat houses between him and the market began to dance, wobbling their whited bellies."Who could that be?" the old man said as he wobbled toward the door.The chair wobbled under her weight and then fell over.He got up and wobbled, wiping blindly at his wet face, not even feeling the cold.wobble down/along/towards etcWe wobbled down the road holding a handle apiece.Through both intricacies, bright yellow, blue and red-hooded anoraks, like monks en fete, wobbled along the sea front.Having negotiated the traffic bridge, she turned left again on the other side of the river to wobble along the tow-path.She just wobbled along with a big smile on her face.
Origin wobble (1600-1700) Probably from Low German wabbeln
wob·ble verbChineseSyllable
or to side Corpus to from side, unsteadily move


wobble
wobble /ˈwɒbəl $ ˈwɑː-/ verb
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: Probably from Low German wabbeln
1. [intransitive and transitive] to move unsteadily from side to side, or make something do this:
    The pile of bricks wobbled and fell.
    Tom stopped, wobbling from the weight of his load.
2. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to go in a particular direction while moving unsteadily from side to side
    wobble down/along/towards etc
    Cindy wobbled along the street on her bike.
3. [intransitive] to be unsure whether to do something
   SYN  waver:
    The President appeared to wobble over sending the troops in.
—wobble noun [countable]


wob·bleBrE /ˈwɒbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːbl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they wobble BrE /ˈwɒbl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɑːbl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it wobbles BrE /ˈwɒblz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɑːblz/ 🔊past simple wobbled BrE /ˈwɒbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɑːbld/ 🔊past participle wobbled BrE /ˈwɒbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɑːbld/ 🔊 -ing form wobbling BrE /ˈwɒblɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɑːblɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to move from side to side in an unsteady way; to make sth 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。🔊🔊~ sth Don't wobble the tableI'm trying to write. 别摇桌子,我在写字呢。🔊🔊 [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He wobbled off on his bike. 他摇摇晃晃地骑着自行车走了。🔊🔊 [intransitive] to hesitate or lose confidence about doing sth 犹豫不决;信心动摇Yesterday the president showed the first signs of wobbling over the issue. 昨天总统第一次在这个问题上表现得有些摇摆不定。🔊🔊
wob·bleBrE /ˈwɒbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːbl/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a slight unsteady movement from side to side 松动;摇晃The handlebars developed a wobble. 这车把松动摇晃了。🔊🔊a moment when you hesitate or lose confidence about sth 犹豫不决;信心动摇The team is experiencing a mid-season wobble. 这支队正处于赛季中期的不稳定状态。🔊🔊