- 绊跌,绊倒,跌倒:
She nearly fell down by stumbling over my stretched leg.
她绊在我伸出的腿上,险些跌倒。
He stumbled on the floor flat on his back.
他仰面绊倒在地板上。
- 蹒跚,东倒西歪地走:
He stumbled down the stairs like a madman.
他像狂人般地跌跌撞撞地走下了楼。
to stumble out of the bar
东倒西歪地走出了酒吧
- 失足;失误,犯错误;铸成大错:
to stumble into the water
失足落水
to stumble into leading a wrong way
误将…引入歧途
He stumbled and failed from grace.
他不仅犯罪而且作恶多端。
- 结结巴巴地说话(常与 along 连用):
to stumbled through a recitation
结结巴巴地背诵
He stumbled over that question.
他对那个问题闪烁其词。
- 踌躇,迟疑;生疑(常与 at, along 等连用):
He stumbled for a while and went back.
他迟疑了一会儿,然后走回去了。
to stumble at one's belief
对信仰产生了怀疑
- 偶然碰见;偶尔发现(常与 across, on, upon 等连用):
They stumbled on a little bar.
他们无意间发现了一家小酒吧。
to stumble across one's old friend
不期遇到老朋友