He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. [VERB adv./prep.]

他失去平衡，往后趔趄了一下，撞到栏杆摔倒了。

He was staggering and had to lean on the bar. [VERB]

他走路摇摇晃晃，不得不靠在吧台上。

Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years. [VERB adv./prep.]

杜鲁门允许他又硬撑了近两年。

...a government that staggered from crisis to crisis. [VERB adv./prep.]

在一次又一次危机中勉强维持的政府

The whole thing staggers me. [VERB noun]

整个事件让我震惊。

During the past few years the government has staggered the summer vacation periods for students. [VERB noun]

在过去几年里，政府将学生放暑假的时间相互错开。