[VERB 动词]滚下；摔倒；跌落；翻滚而下 If someone or something tumbles somewhere, they fall there with a rolling or bouncing movement.
[V prep/adv]
[usu sing]
A small boy tumbled off a third floor fire escape...
一个小男孩从3楼防火梯上摔了下来。
The dog had tumbled down the cliff…
那只狗已摔下了悬崖。
He fell to the ground, and the gun tumbled out of his hand.
他跌到地上，枪从手里摔了出去。
Tumble is also a noun.
He injured his ribs in a tumble from his horse.
他从马背上摔下来时伤到了肋骨。
2
[VERB 动词](物价等)暴跌，剧降 If prices or levels of something are tumbling, they are decreasing rapidly.
[V by/from/to amount]
[V]
[V-ing]
[Also V amount]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
House prices have tumbled by almost 30 per cent in real terms since mid-1989...
房价自 1989 年中期以来实际上暴跌了近 30%。
Share prices continued to tumble today on the Tokyo stock market.
东京股市的股价今天继续暴跌。
...tumbling inflation.
急剧下降的通货膨胀率
Tumble is also a noun.
Oil prices took a tumble yesterday.
昨天油价暴跌。
3
[VERB 动词](水)冲刷，滚滚流过 If water tumbles, it flows quickly over an uneven surface.
[V prep]
[V-ing]
[Also V]
Waterfalls crash and tumble over rocks.
瀑布飞流直溅，冲刷着岩石。
...the aromatic pines and tumbling streams of the Zonba Plateau.
松巴高原芬芳的松树与湍急的河流
4
[VERB 动词]突然闯入（某地）；陷入，浑然不觉地进入(某种状态) If you say that someone tumbles into a situation or place, you mean that they get into it without being fully in control of themselves or knowing what they are doing.
[V into n]
[mainly BRIT 主英]
Many mothers and children tumble into poverty after divorce...
很多母亲和孩子在离婚后陷入贫困。
There's no thought more pleasing than the prospect of tumbling into my apartment and slamming the door.
没有比一头冲进自己的公寓摔上房门更让我开心的事了。
5
See also:
rough and tumble
；
相关词组：
tumble down
tumble over
Oxford
tum·ble/ˈtʌmbl; NAmEˈtʌmbl/
verb
,
noun
tumbletumblestumbledtumblingverb1[intransitive , transitive ]tumble(sb/sth) + adv./prep. to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make sb/sth fall in this way （使）跌倒，摔倒，滚落，翻滚下来◆He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。2[intransitive ]tumble(down) to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way 倒塌；坍塌◆The scaffolding came tumbling down.脚手架突然倒塌。◆( figurative) World records tumbled at the last Olympics.在上届奥林匹克运动会上世界纪录大幅下滑。☞see also
tumbledown
3[intransitive ]to fall rapidly in value or amount （价格或数量）暴跌，骤降◆The price of oil is still tumbling.油价仍在急遽下跌。4[intransitive ]+ adv./prep.to move or fall somewhere in a relaxed, uncontrolled, or noisy way 翻滚；打滚；翻腾；轻松地倒下◆A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.一群吵吵嚷嚷的孩子一窝蜂地下了公共汽车。◆Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.厚厚的金色鬈发垂在她的肩上。5[intransitive ]to perform acrobaticson the floor, especially somersaults(= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air) 表演杂技；翻跟头；（尤指）做空翻动作PHRASAL VERBˈtumble to sth/sb( BrE) ( informal) to suddenly understand sth or be aware of sth 顿悟；突然意识到noun1[countable , usually singular ]a sudden fall 跌倒；滚落；暴跌◆The jockey took a nasty tumbleat the third fence. 骑师在第三道栅栏处给重重摔下马来。◆Share prices took a sharp tumblefollowing news of the merger. 合并消息传出，股价随即暴跌。☞see also
rough and tumble
2[singular ]tumble(of sth) an untidy group of things 混乱的一堆；杂乱不堪的一团◆a tumble of blond curls蓬乱的金色鬈发tum·ble/ˈtʌmbl; NAmEˈtʌmbl/
LDC
tumble1 verb
tumble2 noun
tumbletum‧ble1 /ˈtʌmbəl/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]
Word Origin
Verb Table
Examples
Thesaurus
Collocations
Phrases
1[always + adverb/preposition] to fall down quickly and suddenly, especially with a rolling movementtumble over/backwards/down She lost her balance and tumbled backwards. A few stones came tumbling down the cliff.2[always + adverb/preposition] to move in an uncontrolled waytumble into/through/out etc We tumbled out into the street.3if prices or figures tumble, they go down suddenly and by a large amount: Oil prices have tumbled.tumble to Mortgage rates tumbled to their lowest level for 25 years.4[always + adverb/preposition] literary if someone’s hair tumbles down, it is long, thick, and curly: Her long dark hair tumbled over her shoulders.5literary if words tumble out of someone’s mouth, they speak very quickly because they are excited or upsettumble out/over The words tumbled out as if he hardly knew what to say first.6[always + adverb/preposition] if water tumbles somewhere, it flows there quickly: A narrow stream tumbled over the rocks.7come tumbling downa)if something comes tumbling down, it falls suddenly to the ground: Removing the debris could cause the rest of the building to come tumbling down.b)if a system, problem etc comes tumbling down, it suddenly stops working or existing: In the last year, barriers have come tumbling down.8American English to do tumbling
tumble1 verb
tumble2 noun
tumbletumble2 noun [countable]
Examples
Collocations
a fall, especially from a high place or level: It’s possible that stocks could take a tumble next year. →
rough and tumble
open
www.ankiedu.club
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.