英语单词 | stumble |
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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. |
柯林斯星级 | ★★☆☆☆ |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [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]
2 [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 [Also V]
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来源 | 2004.1 |
Tags: 单词::2004
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