vi.

1. 蹒跚，踉跄[Q]
   The drunkard tottered along the road.

   醉鬼在路上踉跄行走。

2. 摇摇欲坠，动摇
   The authoritarian government was tottering.

   独裁政府摇摇欲坠了。

n.

1. 蹒跚的步子；动摇，摇晃

v.

1. move in an unsteady way.
2. [usu. as adj. tottering] (of a building) shake or rock as if about to collapse.
3. be insecure or about to fail.

n.