bumble
verb /ˈbʌmbl/
/ˈbʌmbl/
[intransitive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they bumble | /ˈbʌmbl/ /ˈbʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it bumbles | /ˈbʌmblz/ /ˈbʌmblz/ |
| past simple bumbled | /ˈbʌmbld/ /ˈbʌmbld/ |
| past participle bumbled | /ˈbʌmbld/ /ˈbʌmbld/ |
| -ing form bumbling | /ˈbʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈbʌmblɪŋ/ |
- + adv./prep. to act or move in a way that is not smooth or steady or showing clear thought
笨手笨脚；跌跌撞撞 - I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.
我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。
词源late Middle English (in the sense ‘hum, drone’): from boom ‘a loud sound’ + -le. - I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.