fumble

verb

/ˈfʌmbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fumble	/ˈfʌmbl/ /ˈfʌmbl/
he / she / it fumbles	/ˈfʌmblz/ /ˈfʌmblz/
past simple fumbled	/ˈfʌmbld/ /ˈfʌmbld/
past participle fumbled	/ˈfʌmbld/ /ˈfʌmbld/
-ing form fumbling	/ˈfʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈfʌmblɪŋ/

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[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。
[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
[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失球；接球失误；漏接Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.

noun

/ˈfʌmbl/

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[singular]
(also fumbling [countable, usually plural])
an action using the hands that is not smooth or steady or careful笨拙的手部动作；乱摸
[countable] (North American English) the action of dropping the ball while it is in play in American football （美式足球）失球，接球失误，漏接，掉球
- After a Pittsburgh fumble, Miami scored a touchdown.匹兹堡失球后，迈阿密触地得分。
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2
[countable] (North American English) the action of failing to pick up a ball that is rolling on the ground in baseball （棒球）失球，漏球，漏接Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsc2

Word Originlate Middle English: from Low German fommeln or Dutch fommelen.