stumble

noun

/ˈstʌmbl/

(informal) a problem or temporary failure when you are on the way to achieving something绊倒：在实现目标的过程中出现问题或暂时失败
- There were good reasons for the team's first-round stumble against Los Angeles.该队在首轮与洛杉矶队的比赛中失利是有充分理由的。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
an act of falling or almost falling, especially because you hit your foot against something跌倒：跌倒或几乎跌倒的动作，尤其是因为您的脚撞到某物上
- After a slight stumble backwards, he regained his balance.在向后轻微绊倒后，他恢复了平衡。
a mistake that causes you to stop when you are reading, speaking or playing music（不顺畅地）说，读，演奏
- verbal stumbles言语失误

stumble

verb

/ˈstʌmbl/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they stumble	/ˈstʌmbl/ /ˈstʌmbl/
he / she / it stumbles	/ˈstʌmblz/ /ˈstʌmblz/
past simple stumbled	/ˈstʌmbld/ /ˈstʌmbld/
past participle stumbled	/ˈstʌmbld/ /ˈstʌmbld/
-ing form stumbling	/ˈstʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈstʌmblɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

[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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- nearly
- a little
- …
preposition
- down
- from
- into
- …
phrases
- stumble over the/your words
- stumble to your feet
adverb
- accidentally
- by chance
- unwittingly
- …
[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。
- 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。
Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- almost
- nearly
- a little
- …
preposition
- down
- from
- into
- …
phrases
- stumble over the/your words
- stumble to your feet
adverb
- accidentally
- by chance
- unwittingly
- …
[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

词源Middle English (as a verb): from Old Norse, from the Germanic base of stammer.