stumble

['stʌmbl]

v.绊倒, 蹒跚, 犯错误, 无意中发现
n.绊倒, 错误

vi.

1. 绊脚, 绊倒[(+on/over)]

He stumbled on the staircase and hurt his leg.

他在楼梯上绊了一跤, 伤了腿。

2. 踉跄, 蹒跚而行[Q][(+along)]

The tired old man stumbled along.

那位疲惫的老人蹒跚而行。

3. 结结巴巴地说; 踌躇[(+at/over)]

The boy stumbled through his recitation.

这男孩结结巴巴地背诵。

4. 失足, 犯错误; 步入歧途[(+into)]

The waiter stumbled several times over our order.

那位侍者好几次弄错了我们点的菜。

5. 偶然碰见, 碰巧发现[(+on/upon/across)]

I stumbled upon the rare book in a second-hand bookstore.

我在一家旧书店偶然找到这本珍贵的书。

vt.

1. 使绊脚, 绊倒

In the darkness he stumbled his shin against the bed post.

黑暗中他的小腿绊在了床柱上。

2. 使迟疑不决, 使踌躇

The problem stumbled him.

这个问题把他难住了。

n.

绊倒; 失足; 错误[C]

词形变化

副词: stumblingly | 名词: stumbler | 动词过去式: stumbled | 动词过去分词: stumbled | 动词现在分词: stumbling | 动词第三人称单数: stumbles |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.摇晃; 蹒跚

stagger  flounder  tumble  falter  

同义参见:

walk  trip  topple  blunder  stammer  founder  flounder  

英英释义

名词 stumble:

an unsteady uneven gait

同义词：lurch, stagger

an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

同义词：trip, trip-up, misstep

动词 stumble:

walk unsteadily

同义词：falter, bumble

miss a step and fall or nearly fall

同义词：trip

encounter by chance

同义词：hit

make an error

同义词：slip up, trip up

短语词组

stumble across

1. 偶然碰见; 偶然发现

I stumbled across this book in the drawer.

我在抽屉里碰巧找到这本书。

补充

stumblestumble英:[ˈstʌmbl] 美:[ˈstʌmbəl]vi.1.绊脚She stumbled on a stone.她被一块石头绊了一脚。2.(说话、演奏等)出错He stumbled over every sentence.他讲每句话都结结巴巴。n.1.绊脚; 出错

例句

1. He stumbled and fell, exhausted.他绊了一下摔倒了, 已经筋疲力尽。 2. His voice wavered and he stumbled over the words.他声音颤抖, 说话结结巴巴。 3. She nearly fell down by stumbling over my stretched leg.她绊在我伸出的腿上，险些跌倒。 4. He stumbled on the floor flat on his back.他仰面绊倒在地板上。 5. He stumbled down the stairs like a madman.他像狂人般地跌跌撞撞地走下了楼。 6. to stumble out of the bar东倒西歪地走出了酒吧 7. to stumble into the water失足落水 8. to stumble into leading a wrong way误将…引入歧途 9. to stumbled through a recitation结结巴巴地背诵 10. He stumbled over that question.他对那个问题闪烁其词。 11. He stumbled for a while and went back.他迟疑了一会儿，然后走回去了。 12. to stumble at one's belief对信仰产生了怀疑 13. They stumbled on a little bar.他们无意间发现了一家小酒吧。 14. to stumble across one's old friend不期遇到老朋友 15. When running, he stumbled me.跑动之中他把我绊倒了。 16. What stumbles you?什么让你这么犹豫不决? 17. her foot caught a shoe and she stumbled.她的脚在一只鞋上绊了一下。 18. his legs still weak, he stumbled after them.他的腿仍然虚弱，步履蹒跚地跟在了他们后面。 19. she stumbled over the words.她结结巴巴地说。 20. a policeman had stumbled across a gang of youths.警察偶然碰上一群结帮青年。 21. he parodied my groping stumble across the stage.他嘲弄地模仿我跌跌撞撞摸索着走过舞台的样子。 22. The newsreader stumbled over the name of the Russian tennis player.新闻读稿员说错了那个俄罗斯网球选手的名字。 23. I stumbled on the uneven pavement.我在不平坦的人行道上绊倒了。 24. The horse stumbled and almost fell.马绊了一下，差点跌倒。 25. He stumbled drunkenly across the room.他喝醉了，跌跌撞撞地走过房间。 26. He stumbled over to the table.他跌跌撞撞地走到桌子跟前。 27. She usually stumbles out of bed [=gets out of bed] around 7:00 am.她通常早晨7点左右晃晃悠悠地起床。 28. I heard him stumble over the unfamiliar words.我听到他结结巴巴地念不熟悉的词语。 29. She stumbled through an apology.她磕磕巴巴地道了歉。 30. The economy has stumbled in recent months.最近几个月经济下滑了。 31. I stumbled across/on/upon [=found] this book by chance.我偶然发现了这本书。 32. He stumbled onto [=found out] the truth.他无意中发现了真相。 33. We stumbled onto/across the ruins of an old fort.我们无意中发现了一处旧堡垒的废墟。 34. They stumbled on/upon [=discovered] a bizarre plot.他们偶然发现了一个离奇的情节。 35. "After a few stumbles, the economy was back on track."几次下滑之后，经济情况重回正轨。