stumble ['stʌm.bl] verb WALK 行走 intransitive ■to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall 绊脚;绊倒•Running along the beach, she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand.她沿着海滩跑步时绊到一块木头上摔倒了。 •In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was enough to lose him first place.迈耶斯在最后的直线跑道绊了一下,虽然没有摔倒,但也足以使他丢掉第一的位置。 intransitive usually + adverb or preposition ■to walk in a way which does not seem controlled 跌跌撞撞地走,蹒跚而行•We could hear her stumbling about/around the bedroom in the dark.我们可以听到她摸黑在卧室里跌跌撞撞地走动。 •He pulled on his clothes and stumbled into the kitchen.他披上衣服,摇摇晃晃地走进厨房。 ['stʌm.bl] verb PAUSE 停顿 intransitive ■to make a mistake, such as repeating something or pausing for too long, while speaking or playing a piece of music 犯错;结结巴巴地说,支吾;不顺畅地演奏•When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem, someone in the audience corrected him.诗人在朗诵一首诗的过程中念错了一句,听众中有人纠正了他。 ['stʌm.bl] verb Phrasal Verbs stumble across/on/upon sth/sb ■to discover something by chance, or to meet someone by chance 偶然发现;撞见;邂逅•Workmen stumbled upon the mosaic while digging foundations for a new building.工人在挖一栋新楼的地基时,偶然发现了那幅镶嵌画。 |