| 釋義 |
stumble /'stAmbl; 'stAmb|/ vi [VP2A, C, 3A] 1 strike the foot against sth and almost fall: 腳碰撞某物而幾乎跌倒; 絆跌: ~ over the root of a tree. 為樹(shù)根絆倒。 The child ~d and fell. 那孩子絆倒了。 ~ across/upon sth, find unexpectedly or by accident. 偶灰發(fā)現(xiàn)某物。 'stumbling-block n obstacle; sth that causes difficulty or hesitation. 阻礙; 造成困難或引起遲疑之物。 2 ~ about/along/ around, move or walk in an unsteady way. 蹣跚而行; 行動(dòng)不穩(wěn)。 3 speak in a hesitating way, with pauses and mistakes: 斷續(xù)而有錯(cuò)誤地說(shuō)話(huà); 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說(shuō): ~ over one's words; 結(jié)結(jié)巴巴地說(shuō)話(huà); ~ through a recitation. 斷績(jī)而有錯(cuò)誤地背誦。 n act of stumbling. 絆跌; 結(jié)巴。 |