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stumble

Word family 
stum·ble /ˈstʌmbəl/ ●○○ verb [intransitiveI]
1  FALLto hit your foot against something or put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running, so that you almost fall 絆腳，絆跌，絆了一下 SYN trip
In her hurry, she stumbled and spilled the milk all over the floor.
匆忙中她絆了一下，把牛奶灑得滿地都是。
stumble over/on
Vic stumbled over the step as he came in.
維克進來時在台階上絆了一下。
► see thesaurus at fall
2  WALKto walk in an unsteady way and often almost fall 蹒跚而行，踉跄 SYN stagger
stumble in/out/across etc
He stumbled upstairs and into bed.
他踉踉跄跄地走上樓，一頭倒在床上。
3  MISTAKEto stop or make a mistake when you are reading to people or speaking 〔朗讀或說話時〕結巴，說錯
stumble over/at/through
I hope I don’t stumble over any of the long words.
希望我說那些長單詞不會結結巴巴。
4 stumble on/across/upon something phrasal verbphr v FINDto find or discover something by chance and unexpectedly 偶然發現[碰見] SYN come across
Researchers have stumbled across a drug that may help patients with Parkinson’s disease.
研究人員偶然發現了一種或可治療帕金森病的藥物。
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stumble on/across/upon • Shame they couldn't have stumbled upon a more dramatic way of doing it.• You might stumble across a phrase or image that seems possible, but as a whole this faux scrapbook reeks.• You might even stumble upon a theorem or two in your researches.• In 1988, he stumbled across an indirect link in the scientific literature between Raynaud's disease and dietary fish oil.• But as I search deeper and deeper I stumbled upon endurance.• Geologists seem to stumble on some of the really oddball animals, assigning them delightful descriptors.• An hour later and our gasping, sweaty bodies stumble across the boulders of the gully's scree fan.• At that the discussion again broke down, but somehow they stumbled on to plans for a dance and a party.
—stumble noun [countableC]
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stumble• She begun to run, stumbling.• As she stumbled along the path, she began to sob.• In her hurry, Eva stumbled and dropped the tray she was carrying.• She stumbled backward, out of range, but he stepped toward her and raised his stick again.• One runner stumbled, but was able to regain her balance.• As they stumbled lower one sound rose up to meet them.• Mason headed towards the house, stumbling on the rough ground.• They stumble over simple words or figures.• He stumbled over the upturned pot but scrambled back to his feet.• The room was dark, and Stan nearly fell over a chair as he stumbled to the phone.• I finished the whiskey, then stumbled upstairs and into bed.
stumble over/on• It emerged as the most successful of the dozen experiments, largely because it stumbled on a different way of doing business.• Fleischmann and Pons believed that they had stumbled on another way - intense pressures provided by the natural make-up of solid palladium.• All there was left to do was to stumble on, dutifully following the tracks on the ground as they appeared.• Swinton thinks perhaps she stumbled on Orlando in the school library.• Then in 1967 he stumbled on the bizarre internecine warfare of the genes that we shall meet in chapter 4.• Once he stumbled on the cobbles.• He stumbled over the curb as he crossed the street.• But Smolan says he stumbled on the idea in 1994 while sharing Thanksgiving dinner with college friends.• He stumbled over the upturned pot but scrambled back to his feet.
stumble in/out/across etc• You might stumble across a phrase or image that seems possible, but as a whole this faux scrapbook reeks.• And that was really it until I stumble across her at the Pierpont Morgan Library.• I stumbled across one shack, but was lucky this farmer was easy going.• He heard the President stumble in the bathroom.• For a few moments she would hear him stumbling in the dark outside, groping his way to the road.• He pushed himself back up on to his feet again and started to stumble across the sand to the village.• They had stumbled in upon what was quite clearly nothing less than a pagan sacrifice.
stumble over/at/through• Miguel got the serious giggles as he ran from the car, stumbling over bricks.• I've never seen such terrible country; it was a constant stumble over grassy hummocks and peat-bogs.• I stumbled over him when he was visiting Ted Yaxlee.• Harrison stumbled through his speech.• He stumbled over his words as he read his speech from a Teleprompter.• He is a man who stumbles through life going through various coincidences and improbabilities.• I patted the night table down and stumbled over my glasses.• The khthon stumbled over the response.• Interestingly even organizations known for effectively managing through change stumble at times over that mistake.
Origin stumble
(1300-1400) Probably from a Scandinavian language
stum·ble verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5372 COCA: 4001
stumble

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤almost, nearly幾乎／差點兒絆倒▸➤a little, slightly有點兒／略有些踉蹌◇She stumbled a little on the uneven path.她在崎嶇不平的小路上蹣跚而行。➤badly (often figurative) 跌跟頭◇The economy stumbled badly at the end of 2000.經濟在 2000 年末跌了個大跟頭。➤blindly摸索着踉蹌而行◇He stumbled blindly on through the dark building.他摸索着跌跌撞撞地穿過漆黑的建築物。➤along, away, back, on, etc.跌跌撞撞地向前、走開、回來、前行等PREPOSITION➤down, from, into, out of, over, etc.踉踉蹌蹌地走下、走出、走進、出來、走過等◇They stumbled over the field.他們深一腳淺一腳地走過田野。PHRASES➤stumble over the/your words說話結巴◇Josh was nervous and stumbled over his words.喬希緊張得說話結結巴巴的。➤stumble to your feet搖搖晃晃地站起身◇The train stopped, and several passengers stumbled to their feet.火車停了，幾名乘客搖搖晃晃地地站起身來。
stumble

verb

 ●stumble across, into, on/upon sthADVERB➤accidentally, by chance, unwittingly意外／偶然／無意發現◇I stumbled across the place quite by chance.我無意中發現了這個地方。➤finally終於無意間發現
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5372 COCA: 4001
stumble verb
⇨ stumble (stumble around in the dark) ⇨ fall 3 (stumble and fall) stumble

verb

stumble ♦︎ stagger ♦︎ limp ♦︎ shuffle ♦︎ lurch ♦︎ reel ♦︎ hobble ♦︎ lumberThese words all mean to walk or move in an unsteady way or with difficulty. 這些詞均表示蹒跚或艱難地行走。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to stumble / stagger / limp / shuffle / hobble / lumber along◆to stumble / stagger / limp / shuffle / hobble a few steps◆to stumble / stagger / lurch / lumber to your feet◆to stumble / stagger / limp slightly / a little◆to stagger / lurch / reel drunkenly■ stumble [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 總是與副詞或介詞連用) to walk or move in an unsteady way, almost falling over, for example because you are tired or it is dark （因疲勞或黑暗等）跌跌撞撞地走，蹒跚而行◆We stumbled around in the dark, looking for a light switch.黑暗中我們東跌西撞地找電燈開關。■ stagger [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常與副詞或介詞連用) to walk with weak, unsteady steps without much control and as if you are about to fall over, for example because you are injured or drunk or are carrying sth heavy （因受傷、醉酒或負重等）搖搖晃晃地走，蹒跚，踉跄◆The injured woman staggered to the side of the road.那個受傷的女人搖搖晃晃地走到路邊。■ limp [intransitive] to walk slowly or with difficulty because one of your legs or feet is injured 瘸着走；跛行；蹒跚◆He had a sprained ankle and was limping.他的腳踝扭傷了，一瘸一拐地走着。◆Joe limped painfully off the field.喬忍着痛蹒跚地走出場地。■ shuffle [intransitive, transitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常與副詞或介詞連用) to walk slowly without lifting your feet completely off the ground; to move your feet in an awkward or embarrassed way 拖着腳走；（笨拙或尴尬地）把腳動來動去◆The line shuffled forward a little.隊列往前挪動了一點。◆She shuffled her feet nervously.她緊張得來回蹭着腳。■ lurch lɜːtʃ; NAmE lɜːrtʃ [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常與副詞或介詞連用) to make a sudden unsteady movement forward or sideways 突然前傾（或向一側傾斜）◆A man lurched drunkenly along the street.一名男子醉醺醺地踉跄着走在街上。◆The car lurched forward.汽車突然猛地向前動了一下。■ reel [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常與副詞或介詞連用) to move or walk in a very unsteady way, for example because you are drunk or have been hit （因醉酒或被打等）踉跄，蹒跚，搖搖晃晃地挪動◆I hit him hard, sending him reeling backwards.我出手很重，把他打得向後趔趄了一下。■ hobble [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常與副詞或介詞連用) to walk with difficulty, especially because your feet or legs hurt or are injured （尤指因腿腳疼痛或受傷）蹒跚，跛行◆He used to hobble around the yard on crutches.過去他經常拄着腋杖在院裏一瘸一拐地走。◆She hobbled painfully back to the hut.她忍着痛跛行回到棚屋裏。■ lumber [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 總是與副詞或介詞連用) to move in a slow and awkward way because of being large and heavy （因笨重）緩慢吃力地移動，笨拙地行進◆A dozen elephants lumbered slowly past.十多只大象邁着緩慢而沉重的步子從旁邊經過。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 5372 COCA: 4001
stumble
To move, or to move something downwards: fall, lower, come down...
To walk unsteadily or with difficulty: stumble, stagger, limp...
To make a mistake, or to do something badly: mess up, blunder, slip up...
Mistakes: fail, miscommunication, error...
Movements downwards: fall, descent, plunge...
Ways of walking: gait, limp, pace...

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