stumbles

英 [ˈstʌmblz]

美 [ˈstʌmblz]

v.  绊脚; 跌跌撞撞地走; 蹒跚而行; (不顺畅地)说，读，演奏
stumble的第三人称单数

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

• It's only a matter of time before he stumbles on the seeds of an inside drug operation.
  时间不长，他就发现了警察内部贩毒的端倪。
• He alternately stumbles and blazes through his career, but is unable to find balance.
  在职场中，他一路横冲直撞，却无法找到平衡。
• If they have more stumbles, that part of the brand starts to degrade.
  如果他们遇到更多问题，品牌的这个部分就会开始受损。
• China will also regain some momentum after a period of stumbles and some distrust.
  出现了一段时间的波动并受到一些干扰后，中国也将重新获得一定的增长动力。
• He stumbles across Princess Anne as she is nearly sleeping by the side of a road.
  在路边他巧遇了昏昏欲睡的安妮公主。
• Like an idiot-savant who stumbles on a grain of truth through total ignorance, she was onto something.
  就像一个大智若愚的人，凭借着一无所知却意外地得到了一点点真理，她还真是摸出点门道了。
• Then the marooned family stumbles upon an ancient and seemingly abandoned house.
  孤立无援的家庭发现一所古老，看似废弃的房子。
• That not the stumbles of a new boss was what Marriott ( MAR) cared about.
  也就是说，万豪集团在意的是上面这种问题，而不是新上任的管理者出点什么小错。
• Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
  也不属于那些指出强者，实干者。
• Adam stumbles on, leaving a trail of devastation in his wake
  亚当蹒跚而行，沿路留下毁坏的痕迹。