stumble
柯林斯词典
1. V-I If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over. 踉跄; 绊脚
He stumbled and almost fell. 他绊了一下，差点儿摔倒。
2. N-COUNT Stumble is also a noun. 踉跄; 绊脚
I make it into the darkness with only one stumble. 我只踉跄了一下就把它弄进了黑暗中。
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stumble /ˈstʌmbəl/ (stumbling,stumbled,stumbles)
剑桥词典
stumble verb (WALK)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]to step awkwardly while walking or running and fall or begin to fall
绊脚；绊倒
Running along the beach , she stumbled on a log and fell on the sand . 她沿着海滩跑步时绊到一块木头上摔倒了。
In the final straight Meyers stumbled, and although he didn't fall it was enough to lose him first place . 迈耶斯在最后的直道上绊了一下，虽然没有摔倒，但也足以使他丢掉第一的位置。
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]
to walk in a way that does not seem controlled
跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行
We could hear her stumbling about/around the bedroom in the dark . 我们可以听到她摸黑在卧室里跌跌撞撞地走动。
He pulled on his clothes and stumbled into the kitchen . 他披上衣服，摇摇晃晃地走进厨房。
stumble verb (PAUSE)
[ 不及物动词：后面不接宾语的动词 ]to make a mistake , such as repeating something or pausing for too long , while speaking or playing a piece of music
犯错；磕磕巴巴地说，支吾；不顺畅地演奏
When the poet stumbled over a line in the middle of a poem , someone in the audience corrected him. 诗人在朗诵一首诗的过程中念错了一句，听众中有人纠正了他。
短语动词
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