fumble
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to use your hands in a way that is not smooth or steady or careful when you are doing something or looking for something 笨手笨脚地做(某事);笨拙地摸找(某物) - fumble (at/with/in something) (for something)
She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。 He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt. 他笨手笨脚地摆弄衬衣上的纽扣。 - fumble around
She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch. 她摸黑找电灯开关。 - fumble something + adv./prep.
He fumbled the key into the ignition. 他笨拙地把钥匙插进汽车点火开关。 - fumble to do something
I fumbled to zip up my jacket. 我笨手笨脚地拉上夹克的拉链。
- fumble (at/with/in something) (for something)
- [intransitive, transitive]
to have difficulty speaking clearly or finding the right words to say 笨嘴拙舌地说话;支支吾吾地说 - fumble (for something)
During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words. 面试时她支支吾吾找不出适当的话语。 - fumble something
to fumble an announcement 结结巴巴地宣告
- fumble (for something)
- [transitive] fumble something
(especially in sport )尤用于体育运动 to drop a ball or to fail to stop or kick it Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2失球;接球失误;漏接
Word Originlate Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.