英['stʌmbl]美['stʌmbl]
verb(动词)
双解例句
verb(动词)
小知识
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.
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.
实用短语
常用短语
单词用法
动词辨析
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。