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单词 stumble
释义
stumble
(stʌmbəl )
Word forms: stumbles , stumbling , stumbled
1. verb
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
He stumbled and almost fell. [VERB]
I slammed the front door and stumbled into the room. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Synonyms: totter, reel, stagger, blunder  
Stumble is also a noun.
I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
2. verb
If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
His voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point. [VERB + over]
[Also VERB]
Synonyms: falter, hesitate, stammer, stutter  
Phrasal verbs:
stumble across
phrasal verb
If you stumble across something or stumble on it, you find it or discover it unexpectedly.
I stumbled across a simple method for understanding where my money went. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
History relates that they stumbled on a magnificent waterfall. [VERB PARTICLE noun]
Translations:
Chinese: 蹒跚
Japanese: つまずく
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