| 单词 | stumble |
| 释义 | stumble (once / 320 pages) vn To stumble means to nearly fall by tripping or missing a step. When you walk over uneven cobblestones, it’s easy to stumble, so please be careful. While stumble often means to nearly fall, it can also mean to make a misstep of a different kind. If you stumble over your words, you speak in a stuttering confused manner. Politicians make so many public decisions that they're bound to stumble — make a mistake — occasionally. When you stumble on rare mushrooms, i.e. come across them unexpectedly, be sure have the species verified before you eat them. WORD FAMILYstumble: stumbled, stumbler, stumbles, stumbling+/stumbler: stumblers USAGE EXAMPLES“The stumbling block over and over again is the federal illegality,” he said. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) After World War II, the United States stumbled upon a global strategy. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) At one point, he hit a Palm Beach Lakes running back so hard that the player stumbled grotesquely around the field before collapsing. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) 1v miss a step and fall or nearly fall She stumbled over the tree root Syn|Hypo|Hyper trip founder stumble and nearly fall move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v walk unsteadily The drunk man stumbled about Syn|Hyper bumble, falter walk use one's feet to advance; advance by steps 3v make an error Syn|Hyper slip up, trip up err, mistake, slip to make a mistake or be incorrect 4v encounter by chance I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant Syn|Hyper hit come by, come into obtain, especially accidentally 5n an unsteady, uneven gait Syn|Hyper lurch, stagger gait a person's manner of walking 6n an unintentional but embarrassing blunder Syn|Hyper misstep, trip, trip-up bloomer, blooper, blunder, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, pratfall an embarrassing mistake |
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