| 单词 | bumble |
| 释义 | bumble (once / 4619 pages) 1v 2v To bumble is to move or speak in an awkward, fumbling way. You might bumble your way through your first dance performance, tripping over your own two feet. When you bumble, you walk unsteadily or speak with a stutter. You can also bumble something, or completely mess it up. An inexperienced teacher might bumble her attempts at managing a huge class of middle school students, and you might worry that you'll bumble your first interview as a radio reporter. Bumble was first used in the 1500's, and it's probably an imitative word, or one that sounds like what it means. WORD FAMILYbumble: bumbled, bumbler, bumbles, bumbling+/bumbler: bumblers/bumbling: bumblingly USAGE EXAMPLESWe’re at least partway through a transition from being the species that bumbles through its world‐changing ways with no awareness whatsoever. Slate(Dec 26, 2016) With sites like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge, it is all about who is nearby and available. New York Times(Dec 24, 2016) Bubba is shaved clean now, muttering and stumbling and bumbling helplessly in the corner. Washington Times(Dec 20, 2016) 1 1v walk unsteadily Syn|Hyper falter, stumble walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 2v speak haltingly 2Syn|Hyper falter, stammer, stutter mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize express in speech v make a mess of, destroy or ruin Syn|Hyper ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, botch, botch up, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil fail, go wrong, miscarry be unsuccessful |
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