the tottering walls of the castle
城堡摇摇欲坠的墙壁
a tottering dictatorship
濒临瓦解的独裁统治
1.踉跄,站立不稳,跌跌撞撞
2.摇摇欲坠
1.蹒跚(的步子)
1.to stand or move in a way that is not steady
2.if a system or process totters, it becomes weak and looks as if it will soon stop or be destroyed
1.a wavering or wobbling gait or movement
1.The financial system continued to totter, stocks were plunging, and bad economic news was unabated.
当时金融系统仍步履蹒跚、股市持续下挫、经济领域的坏消息一个接着一个。
2.As regimes totter across the Middle East, those who offer cover against nasty political surprises look set to be even busier this year.
随着中东地区的政权动荡，那些提供政治风险保险的公司将迎来忙碌的一年。
3.The audience saw him totter and his knees give, and then saw him recover and tuck his chin deeper into the shelter of his left shoulder.
观众看到他摇晃了一下，双膝一弯，立刻又恢复了原状，下巴尖在肩膀的掩护下埋得更深。
4.Old and bent, ashy pale and toothless, he managed with the help of two crutches, to totter into the King's presence.
他人老背驼，面色苍白，牙齿脱落，在两根拐棍的帮助下，蹒跚而行，来到国王的面前。
5.Much like a teeter-totter, one's life goes through periods of harmony and periods of difficulty.
就象跷跷板，人生会经历和谐时期和困难时期。
6.an empire that had begun to totter.
已经开始动摇的帝国
7.Some practical reporters wear sneakers under their gowns. Others totter around on blister-inducing high heels.
一些有经验的记者们在礼服下面穿着运动鞋，另外一些穿着能把脚弄出水泡的高跟鞋步履蹒跚。
8.She managed to totter back to her seat.
她东倒西歪地好不容易回到了座位上。
9.They adorn it with silver and gold; they fasten it with hammer and nails so it will not totter .
他们用金银妆饰他，用钉子和锤子钉稳，使他不动摇。
10.How easily, he reminds readers, stable-looking societies can totter.
他提醒读者，一个看起来稳定的社会可能很容易就会动摇。