| 释义 |
Noun: tumbling túmbling- The gymnastic moves of an acrobat
- acrobatics
Verb: tumble túmbul- Fall down, as if collapsing
"The tower of the World Trade Center tumbled after the plane hit it"
- topple - Cause to topple or tumble by pushing
- topple, tip - Roll over and over, back and forth
- Fly around
"The clothes tumbled in the dryer"
- whirl, whirl around - Fall apart
- crumble, crumple, break down, collapse - Throw together in a confused mass
"They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern" - Understand, usually after some initial difficulty
- catch on, get wise, get onto, latch on, cotton on, twig, get it - Fall suddenly and sharply
"Prices tumbled after the devaluation of the currency" - Put clothes in a tumbling barrel, where they are whirled about in hot air, usually with the purpose of drying
"Wash in warm water and tumble dry" - Suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- Do gymnastics, roll and turn skilfully
Derived forms: tumblings See also: tumbler Type of: apprehend, change integrity, come down, compass, comprehend, decline, descend, dig, drop, exercise, fall, force, get the picture, go down, grasp, grok [N. Amer], gymnastic exercise, gymnastics, jumble, move, push, roll over, savvy, scramble, throw together, toss, work out, worsen Encyclopedia: Tumble Tumbling |