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英语单词 stumble
英美音标 ['stʌmb(ə)l]
中文释义 v.绊倒,使困惑,蹒跚,结结巴巴地说话,踌躇
n.绊倒,错误
vocab简明 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.
vocab扩展 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.
真题原句 Hunting for a job late last year, lawyer Gant Redmon stumbled across CareerBuilder, a job database on the Internet.
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[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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来源 2004.1

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