- [intransitive] to hit your foot against something while you are walking or running and almost fall绊脚 synonym trip
- The child stumbled and fell.孩子绊了一下,摔倒了。
- stumble over/on something I stumbled over a rock.我在石头上绊了一下。
Extra Examples- She stumbled a little on the uneven path.她在崎岖不平的小路上蹒跚而行。
- (figurative) The economy stumbled badly at the end of 2000.经济在 2000 年末跌了个大跟头。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbprepositionphrases- stumble over the/your words
- stumble to your feet
adverb- accidentally
- by chance
- unwittingly
- …
See full entry - [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk or move in an unsteady way跌跌撞撞地走;蹒跚而行
- Max stumbled out of bed sleepily.马克斯迷迷糊糊地从床上跌跌撞撞地爬起来。
- We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.黑暗中,我们东跌西撞地找蜡烛。
Extra Examples- The old man stumbled out into the night.老人踉踉跄跄地走到夜色中。
- He stumbled drunkenly across the road.他醉醺醺地跌跌撞撞地穿过马路。
- Half asleep, she stumbled into the bathroom.她半睡半醒,跌跌撞撞地走进浴室。
- They stumbled over the field.他们深一脚浅一脚地走过田野。
- The train stopped, and several passengers stumbled to their feet.火车停了,几名乘客摇摇晃晃地地站起身来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverbprepositionphrases- stumble over the/your words
- stumble to your feet
adverb- accidentally
- by chance
- unwittingly
- …
See full entry - [intransitive] stumble (over/through something) to make a mistake or mistakes and stop while you are speaking, reading to somebody or playing music(不顺畅地)说,读,演奏
- In her nervousness she stumbled over her words.她因紧张说话结结巴巴的。
- I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.我断断续续地好不容易弹完了那支钢琴曲。
Topics Languagec2 Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Old Norse, from the Germanic base of stammer.