shambling
用法要点
形容词用法
通常用作定语或表语，描述人或动物的行走方式，也可引申形容机构、流程等缺乏效率。
介词搭配
常与介词'through'、'towards'、'into'等连用，表示移动的方向或状态。
语域说明
多用于书面语或文学描述，日常口语中较少使用，带有轻微贬义或中性色彩。
基础例句
After the long hike, he was shambling back to the campsite, exhausted.
长途徒步后，他疲惫地蹒跚着走回露营地。
The old dog came shambling up to the door, wagging its tail slowly.
那只老狗慢吞吞地走到门口，缓缓摇着尾巴。
She watched the shambling crowd leave the stadium after the game.
她看着比赛结束后人群拖沓地离开体育场。
高级例句
The company's shambling response to the crisis highlighted its bureaucratic inefficiencies.
公司对危机的迟缓反应凸显了其官僚主义的低效。
In the novel, the protagonist's shambling journey symbolizes societal decay.
小说中，主人公蹒跚的旅程象征着社会的衰败。
The project progressed at a shambling pace due to frequent management changes.
由于管理层频繁变动，项目进展缓慢拖沓。
高频搭配
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常见错误
错误：'shambling' 本身已表示行走方式，无需再加 'to walk'。正确用法：直接使用 'shambling' 作谓语或定语。
错误：'shambling' 隐含缓慢、拖沓之意，与 'fast' 矛盾。正确用法：搭配 'slow'、'leisurely' 等词，或直接描述为缓慢。
近义词辨析
staggering
'staggering' 强调因虚弱、醉酒或震惊而摇晃不稳，动作更突然；'shambling' 则侧重缓慢、笨拙的拖沓行走，常带无精打采感。
After the accident, he was staggering (摇晃) from shock, not shambling (蹒跚) from tiredness.
trudging
'trudging' 指因费力或负重而缓慢、沉重地行走，带有努力意味；'shambling' 更强调懒散、无目的的拖沓，缺乏活力。
She was trudging (艰难行走) through the snow with determination, while he was just shambling (拖沓行走) along the path.