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] 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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