English Dictionary

staggered

adj

Astonished, taken aback. / Arranged in a way that is not uniform. / Of platforms at a railway station, not directly opposite each other.

I was staggered by the news of his sudden resignation.

意味（1）

Astonished, taken aback.

意味（2）

Arranged in a way that is not uniform.

The U.S. Senate holds staggered elections, with only one third of the seats being filled every two years.

意味（3）

Of platforms at a railway station, not directly opposite each other.

The line now veers slightly south through a wooded cutting before arriving at the staggered platforms of Stocksmoor station (6½ miles) and a further ¾-mile stretch of level track leads to Shepley & Shelley (7¼ miles).