音标:[ˈstʌmblz] ;
v. (不顺畅地)说( stumble的第三人称单数 ); 跌跌撞撞地走; 绊脚; (说话、演奏等)出错
n an unsteady uneven gait
n an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
v walk unsteadily
v miss a step and fall or nearly fall
v encounter by chance
v make an error

stumble的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. I stumbled over a tree root.我在一个树根上绊了一跤。
  2. Any man may stumble into crime when among criminals.同犯罪分子混在一起,任何人都可能失足犯罪。
  3. Any man may stumble into crime when among criminals.同犯罪分子混在一起,任何人都可能失足犯罪。
  4. You never knew when you might stumble across some new talent.谁也说不准什么时候会碰上一位新的天才。
  5. If you stumble across the book, keep it for me.如果你碰巧看到那本书,就给我留下。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The horse recovered itself after stumble.马绊倒后又站起来了。
  2. He read well, with only a few small stumbles.他读得很好,只是有一些小小的错误。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The tired old man stumbled along.这疲倦的老人蹒跚前行。
  2. She stumbled around until she was taken home.她蹒跚地走着,直到有人把她带回家。
  3. A drunk stumbled past us.有个醉汉跌跌撞撞地从我们身边走过。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
stumble across (v.+prep.)
    碰见,发现 meet or discover by chancestumble across sb/sth

    Guess who I stumbled across?

    猜我今天碰到了谁?

    Police investigating tax fraud stumbled across a drugs ring.

    警方在调查偷税漏税案件时意外地发现了一个贩毒集团。

stumble on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)
    偶然发现 discover sth by chanceI stumbled on some letters of yours in a trunk.我偶然在箱子里发现了一些你的信。
stumble over (v.+prep.)
    结结巴巴地说 speak in a hesitating way, with pauses and mistakesAfter stumbling over the introduction because of his nervousness, he delivered the rest of the speech smoothly.他由于紧张,导言部分讲得结结巴巴的,但其余的他都讲得很流畅。
stumble through (v.+prep.)
    结结巴巴地说; 怯场 give a performance in an awkward and unsure mannerstumble through sth

    The chairman stumbled through his opening speech as if he were afraid of making a mistake.

    主席的开场白讲得结结巴巴的,好像他怕说错了话似的。

    At least Adden never stumbles through a performance, he can always be trusted to sing well.

    至少阿顿演出时没怯过场,任何时候都可以相信他能唱好。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • stumble awkwardly结结巴巴地说
  • stumble blindly瞎子似地摇摇晃晃
  • stumble drunkenly喝醉酒似地摇摇晃晃
  • stumble falteringly支支吾吾地说
  • stumble inadvertently疏忽地被绊倒
  • stumble vacantly茫然失神地支吾
~+介词
  • stumble over绊了一下脚; 结结巴巴地说
  • stumble through结结巴巴地说; 怯场

经典引文

  • Cables over which they stumbled painfully.

    出自:E. Waugh
  • The ground was rough and several times she stumbled into holes.

    出自:S. Chitty
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