[VERB 动词]绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚 If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
[V]
[V prep/adv]
[usu sing]
He stumbled and almost fell...
他差点被绊倒。
I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
Stumble is also a noun.
I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
我只是绊了一下,周围就变成了一片黑暗。
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[VERB 动词](朗读或说话时)结巴,磕磕巴巴 If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
[V over n]
[Also V]
...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
他声音颤抖,一度说话磕磕巴巴的
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stumble across
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stum·ble/ˈstʌmbl; NAmEˈstʌmbl/verb1[intransitive ]to hit your foot against sth while you are walking or running and almost fall 绊脚SYN
trip
◆The child stumbled and fell.孩子绊了一下,摔倒了。stumbleover/on sth ◆I stumbled over a rock.我在石头上绊了一下。2[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to walk or move in an unsteady way 跌跌撞撞地走;蹒跚而行◆We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.黑暗中,我们东跌西撞地找蜡烛。3[intransitive ]stumble(over/through sth) to make a mistake or mistakes and stop while you are speaking, reading to sb or playing music (不顺畅地)说,读,演奏◆In her nervousness she stumbled over her words.她因紧张说话结结巴巴的。◆I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.我断断续续地好不容易弹完了那支钢琴曲。▶stum·blenounPHRASAL VERBSˈstumble across/on/upon sth/sbto discover sth/sb unexpectedly 意外发现;偶然遇见◆Police have stumbled across a huge drugs ring.警方无意中发现一个庞大的贩毒集团。ˈstumble into sthto become involved in sth by chance 无意间涉足某事◆I stumbled into acting when I left college.我离开大学后无意间进了演艺界。stumblestumblesstumbledstumblingstum·ble/ˈstʌmbl; NAmEˈstʌmbl/
1to hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fallSYN trip: In her hurry, she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor.stumble over/on Vic stumbled over the step as he came in.► see thesaurus at
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2to walk in an unsteady way and often almost fallSYN staggerstumble in/out/across etc He stumbled upstairs and into bed.3to stop or make a mistake when you are reading to people or speakingstumble over/at/through I hope I don’t stumble over any of the long words.—stumble noun [countable]stumble on/across/upon phrasal verbto find or discover something by chance and unexpectedlySYN come across: Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may help patients with Parkinson’s disease.
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