stumble

英 ['stʌmbl] 美 ['stʌmbl]

• v. 绊倒；蹒跚；犯错误；无意中发现
• n. 绊倒；错误

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 绊倒

   strike the foot against sth and almost fall

2. vi. 蹒跚

   move or walk in an unsteady way

3. vi. (说话,演奏等)出错

   make a mistake or mistakes as one speaks or play music, etc.

4. vi. 碰见,发现

   meet or discover by chance

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 失足，绊脚，绊倒，摔倒
2. 踌躇，迟疑，生疑
3. 蹒跚而行，踉跄，东倒西歪地走，跌跌撞撞地走
4. 偶然碰见，碰巧发现
5. 结结巴巴地说，说不出话来，结巴
6. 步入歧途，失策，出错
7. 使绊脚，使失足，使绊倒
8. 使迟疑不决，使踌躇，使踌躇莫决
9. 使为难，使困惑
10. 弄错，搞错， 犯错，犯错误，犯罪过

n. 名词

1. 绊倒，绊跌，绊脚，失足，摔倒
2. 错误，差错，失误，失策，出错，过失，失败
3. 迟疑

英英释义

Noun:

1. an unsteady uneven gait

2. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder;

   "he recited the whole poem without a single trip"
   "he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later"
   "confusion caused his unfortunate misstep"
   

Verb:

1. walk unsteadily;

   "The drunk man stumbled about"
   

2. miss a step and fall or nearly fall;

   "She stumbled over the tree root"
   

3. encounter by chance;

   "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
   

4. make an error;

   "She slipped up and revealed the name"
   

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。

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

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

stumble across (v.+prep.)

碰见,发现 meet or discover by chance
stumble 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 manner
stumble 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

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. stumble的基本意思是指身体的动作或步伐受外界影响而离开了正常的范围,可用于表示被某物绊住、绊倒或阻挡因而不能自由行走或照直前进,即“绊倒”“蹒跚”。有时可表示偶然发现或遇到未料到的事。引申可表示“(说话,演奏等)出错”。
2. stumble是不及物动词,常与over, through等介词连用。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

stumble, blunder, bumble, flounder, trip

• 这组词都有“摇摇晃晃地行走”“结结巴巴地说话”“笨拙地做事”的意思。其区别是：
• stumble指被某物绊倒或拦阻而不能自由行走或照直前进,引申指说话、演奏等出错; blunder指走路、说话或做事时的慌乱、笨拙,引申指因目的不明确或因无知、疏忽而出差错; bumble指极不稳定地前进,引申指更加结结巴巴地说话或出更大的错; flounder指处于不适宜的环境中或迷失道路时,挣扎着前进,引申指思想混乱但仍继续说话或做事; trip指失足跌倒,引申指出现口误或做错事。

stumble, reel, stagger

• 这组词都有“蹒跚”的意思。它们的区别是:stagger指虚弱、负重、醉酒等导致身体失去平衡或行走失态; reel指受到打击或眩晕而站立不稳; stumble指由于脚下被绊,迈错步或受惊等而“蹒跚”行走。

近反义词

【近义词】

• stagger 蹒跚
• trip 旅行
• blunder 大错
• trip up (使)犯错误
• false step 失足
• mishap 不幸之事
• mistake 错误
• hesitation 犹豫
• slip 滑倒
• slip-up 错误
• bungle 拙劣地工作
• sway 摇动
• roll 卷
• hesitate 犹豫
• come across 碰到
• find 发现
• falter 动摇
• tumble 暴跌
• flounder 挣扎
• walk 步行
• stammer 口吃
• topple 使倒塌
• founder 创立者
• bumble 说话含糊
• lurch 突然倾斜
• hit 打（击）
• slip up 失误
• misstep 失足