staggers

غير معدود

A noun referring to a disease of the central nervous system that primarily affects horses and cattle, characterized by an unsteady, swaying gait and frequent falling.

• 🌐اسم يُطلق على مرض عصبي يصيب الخيول والأبقار خصوصًا، ومن أعراضه اضطراب في المشي وترنّح وسقوط متكرر. ويُستعمل أيضًا للدلالة على الترنّح أو الدوار أو عدم الاتزان في المشي.

1. Animal disease C1 formal medical

   A disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle, characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling.

   • The farmer noticed the horse had developed staggers and called the vet.
   • Staggers can be fatal if not treated promptly in cattle.
   • The disease known as staggers is often linked to mineral deficiencies.

   🌐داء الترنح

   المرادفات: blind staggers

• staggers plural form
• staggers' possessive plural form
• staggers's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate moving unsteadily or causing shock, surprise, or arrangement in alternating positions.

• 🌐فعل يدل على التحرك بشكل غير متوازن أو التمايل، وعلى إحداث صدمة أو دهشة، وعلى الترتيب بالتناوب أو التعاقب.

1. Walk unsteadily B1 formal

   To walk or move in an unsteady, uncontrolled way, as if about to fall.

   • He staggered out of the bar after drinking too much.
   • The injured soldier staggered across the battlefield.
   • She staggered to her feet after the blow.

   🌐السير متعثراً

   المرادفات: lurchreelstumbleswayteetertotterwobble

2. Walk with great difficulty B1 formal

   To move forward with great effort, often due to exhaustion or injury.

   • The hiker staggered through the desert, desperate for water.
   • He staggered under the weight of the heavy backpack.
   • She staggered along the path, barely able to stand.

   🌐المشي بصعوبة بالغة

   المرادفات: falterlurchreelstumbletotterwobble

3. Arrange systematically B2 formal

   To arrange or schedule events, payments, or items at different times or in a specific order.

   • The company staggered the employees' lunch breaks to avoid crowding.
   • They staggered the payments over a period of six months.
   • The teacher staggered the due dates for the assignments.

   🌐يُوزِّع

   المرادفات: alternatedistributeoffsetphasespread out

   الأضداد: aligncoordinateregularizesynchronizeuniform

4. Astound or overwhelm B2 formal

   To shock or surprise someone so much that they are unable to think or react normally.

   • The news of his sudden death staggered everyone.
   • The sheer scale of the disaster staggered the rescue workers.
   • Her incredible talent staggered the audience.

   🌐يُذهل ويصدم

   المرادفات: astonishastoundbowl overconfounddazedumbfoundflabbergastoverwhelmshockstunstupefysurprise

• staggered past participle
• staggered past simple
• staggering present participle
• staggers third person singular