词汇 | stumble |
释义 | stumble 1 ENTRIES FOUND: stumble (verb) stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ verb stumbles; stumbled; stumbling stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ verb stumbles; stumbled; stumbling Learner's definition of STUMBLE [no object] 1 : to hit your foot on something when you are walking or running so that you fall or almost fall : trip绊倒;绊了一脚 I stumbled on the uneven pavement.我在不平坦的人行道上绊倒了。 The horse stumbled and almost fell.马绊了一下,差点跌倒。 2 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to walk in an awkward way跌跌撞撞地走 He stumbled drunkenly across the room.他喝醉了,跌跌撞撞地走过房间。 He stumbled over to the table.他跌跌撞撞地走到桌子跟前。 She usually stumbles out of bed [=gets out of bed] around 7:00 am.她通常早晨7点左右晃晃悠悠地起床。 3 a : to speak or act in an awkward way结结巴巴地说;磕磕绊绊地做 I heard him stumble over the unfamiliar words.我听到他结结巴巴地念不熟悉的词语。 She stumbled through an apology.她磕磕巴巴地道了歉。 b : to begin to have problems after a time of success(在一段成功期后)出现问题 The economy has stumbled in recent months.最近几个月经济下滑了。 4 always followed by an adverb or preposition : to find or learn about something unexpectedly无意中发现;偶然得知 I stumbled across/on/upon [=found] this book by chance.我偶然发现了这本书。 He stumbled onto [=found out] the truth.他无意中发现了真相。 We stumbled onto/across the ruins of an old fort.我们无意中发现了一处旧堡垒的废墟。 They stumbled on/upon [=discovered] a bizarre plot.他们偶然发现了一个离奇的情节。 — stumble noun, plural stumbles [count] After a few stumbles, the economy was back on track.几次下滑之后,经济情况重回正轨。 — stumbler /ˈstʌmbəlɚ/ noun, plural stumblers [count] |
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