stumbled

英 [ˈstʌmbld]

美 [ˈstʌmbld]

v.  绊脚; 跌跌撞撞地走; 蹒跚而行; (不顺畅地)说，读，演奏
stumble的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
  If youstumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
  1. He stumbled and almost fell...
     他差点被绊倒。
  2. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
     我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
  3. Stumbleis also a noun.
     
  4. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
     我只是绊了一下，周围就变成了一片黑暗。
• VERB (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
  If youstumblewhile you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
  1. ...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
     他声音颤抖，一度说话磕磕巴巴的

双语例句

• The lights mysteriously failed, and we stumbled around in complete darkness
  灯不知怎么地不亮了，我们在一片黑暗中跌跌撞撞地走着。
• He caught his foot on a tree root and stumbled.
  他一只脚绊在树根上，几乎要跌倒。
• I stumbled across a grammatical error in your composition.
  我在你的作文中偶然发现了一个语法错误。
• I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
  我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了999。
• He stumbled across the answer after years of research.
  经过几年的研究他无意中发现了答案。
• I stumbled over a tree root.
  我在一个树根上绊了一跤。
• He stumbled through smoke and fumes given off from her burning sofa to pull her to safety
  她的沙发着火了，他冒着浓烟跌跌撞撞地把她拉到安全的地方。
• He stumbled on the uneven ground and fell flat on his face.
  他在不平的地上绊了一跤，摔了个嘴啃地。
• He stumbled on the staircase and hurt his leg.
  他在楼梯上绊了一跤，伤了腿。
• I stumbled over a stone and fell.
  我在石头上绊了一下跌倒了。