wobbly

adj.

1. 摇摆的；摇摇晃晃的
   moving in an unsteady way from side to side
   1. a chair with a wobbly leg
      一条腿不稳的椅子
   2. a wobbly tooth
      松动的牙齿
   3. He's still a bit wobbly after the operation (= not able to stand firmly) .
      他动了手术之后仍然有点儿站不稳。
2. 颤动的；不稳的；不自信的
   not firm or confident
   1. the wobbly singing of the choir
      唱诗班发颤的歌声
   2. The evening got off to a wobbly start.
      这次晚会一开始就不顺当。

noun

noun

1. ADJ-GRADED 摇摆的;晃动的
   Something that is wobbly moves unsteadily from side to side.
   1. I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
      我正坐在一把摇摇晃晃的塑料椅上。
   2. ...a wobbly green jelly.
      颤动着的绿色果冻
   3. ...wobbly teeth.
      松动的牙齿
2. ADJ-GRADED (尤指因为害怕、生病或筋疲力尽而)颤抖的，打战的，颤巍巍的，站不稳的
   If you feel wobbly or if your legs feel wobbly, you feel weak and have difficulty standing up, especially because you are afraid, ill, or exhausted.
   1. She could not maintain her balance and moved in a wobbly fashion...
      她无法保持平衡，走路颤颤巍巍。
   2. Ryan was exhausted by the flight and walked off with wobbly legs to find Clark.
      飞行旅程让瑞安筋疲力尽，他双腿颤抖着走出来寻找克拉克。
3. ADJ-GRADED (声音)发抖的，发颤的，颤抖的
   If a person's voice is wobbly, it sounds weak and keeps varying in pitch, for example because the person is about to cry.
   1. 'So that's why I want to go home,' he said in a wobbly voice.
      “所以这就是我要回家的原因，”他声音颤抖地说。
4. ADJ-GRADED (组织、经济或计划)不稳的，动荡的
   If you describe an organization, economy, or plan as wobbly, you think it is not very good or will not be successful.
   1. ...cheap deals on wobbly airlines...
      搭乘处于风雨飘摇的航空公司的航班的便宜买卖
   2. Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
      两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。

1. I was sitting on a wobbly plastic chair.
   我正坐在一把摇摇晃晃的塑料椅上。
2. She could not maintain her balance and moved in a wobbly fashion
   她无法保持平衡，走路颤颤巍巍。
3. Ryan was exhausted by the flight and walked off with wobbly legs to find Clark.
   飞行旅程让瑞安筋疲力尽，他双腿颤抖着走出来寻找克拉克。
4. 'So that's why I want to go home,' he said in a wobbly voice.
   “所以这就是我要回家的原因，”他声音颤抖地说。
5. Both countries suffer from soaring unemployment, large budget deficits and wobbly financial sectors.
   两国都深受失业率飙升、预算赤字拉大以及财政岌岌可危之苦。
6. After a few drinks, he felt quite wobbly.
   他喝了几杯，感到两腿虚飘飘的。
7. She told George Bush senior: This is no time to go wobbly!
   她告诉老布什：现在不是悠闲的时候！
8. Sometimes, it seems, in pursuit of balance you have to get a little wobbly.
   有时，为了追求平衡，似乎需要让自己稍微有点摇晃。
9. And with legs as wobbly as stilts, their best defense is to lie low.
   它的腿像高跷一样摇摆不定，它们最好的防御是降低身子。
10. Just because you can't do what you want there's no need to throw a wobbly.
    只是因为你不能随心所欲，也没有必要发脾气。
11. When tables and chairs are wobbly.
    餐台和椅子是摇晃的。
12. But nobody on my flight, or the Qatar flight, confessed to taking it, and since the bag was scruffy, with a very wobbly handle, a mix-up seemed unlikely.
    但不管是我搭乘的航班还是飞往卡塔尔的航班，都没有人承认拿了我的包。由于我的包非常破旧，手柄还是摇摇晃晃的，拿错是不太可能的。
13. While Greece teeters, one of its eurozone peers on the Iberian Peninsula is feeling a tad wobbly too.
    希腊一个踉跄，伊比利亚半岛上的另一个欧元区国家也感到了一丝摇晃。
14. In Margaret Thatcher's words, This is no time to go wobbly.
    用撒切尔夫人的话说，没时间摇摆不定了。
15. My parents threw a wobbly when they found out I'd had a party while they were away.
    我趁父母不在时开了个晚会，他们知道后，极其愤怒。
16. But equally he cannot set out a plan for interest-rate increases when the financial system is so wobbly.
    但当整个金融体系摇摆不定时，他也无法进行加息。
17. My legs still feel weak and wobbly.
    我仍然感到双腿无力，晃晃悠悠。
18. I'm still feeling a bit wobbly after the divorce.
    离婚后我仍感到有些不确定。
19. It is trying to right a wobbly economy without aggravating inflation.
    它正在对没有使更恶化的通货膨胀的权利摆动的经济尝试。
20. The bank is as safe as houses compared with its wobbly Western peers, but its heyday is over.
    与那些摇摇欲坠的西方同行相比，中行的处境非常稳固，但它的鼎盛日子已经过去。
21. She still felt a bit wobbly on her feet.
    她仍感到有点摇摇晃晃地站不稳。
22. Personally, I am fine with just about any table, although the wobbly ones can spell big trouble.
    对我而言，随便哪张桌子都行，不过，摆动的桌子则会造成大麻烦。
23. She said she must sit down somewhere, she felt wobbly.
    她说她得找个地方坐下来，她感到身子晃晃悠悠的。
24. Objective critics sometimes noted that Maria Callas sounded strident and wobbly.
    客观的评论家有时会认为，玛丽娅•卡拉斯（MariaCallas）的声音听起来又刺耳又发颤。
25. They clung to my fur and pulled themselves up on wobbly legs, poked fingers in my eyes, investigated my ears, and gave me kisses on my nose.
    他们喜欢抓着我的毛摇摇晃晃地站起来，喜欢用指头戳戳我的眼睛，喜欢研究我的耳朵，也喜欢亲吻我的鼻子。
26. The party was quite good, after a bit of a wobbly start.
    聚会开始时不怎么样，但后来就相当好了。
27. And Spain must shore up its wobbly cajas again regional institutions overexposed to an overheated property market.
    西班牙也必须整固本国状况不稳的地区性金融机构，这些机构过度涉足业已过热的房地产市场。
28. That edifice suddenly looks wobbly as contrarian measures of investor optimism rise.
    随着与之相反的投资者乐观指标的上升，突然间，这堵墙看起来有些摇摇欲坠。
29. My finances are rather wobbly.
    我的财务状况相当不稳定。
30. The other two pillars are also wobbly.
    另外两大支柱也并不牢靠。

n.

throw a wobbly

• 勃然大怒；发脾气
  to suddenly become very angry or upset

adj

1. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
   1. a rickety table
   2. a wobbly chair with shaky legs
   3. the ladder felt a little wobbly
   4. the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky

   Synonym:    ricketyshakywonky