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

• 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。
• Hedgehog stumbles to Rose after pulling out the last quill, leaving blood and wounds all over himself.
  刺猬拔掉了最后一根刺，千疮百孔，摇摇晃晃的走到玫瑰面前。
• 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。
• She speaks English so well that she never stumbles through her talk with foreigners.
  她的英语讲得很好，与外国朋友交谈从不费劲。
• Rather it means accepting that the entrepreneurial life is full of stumbles and setbacks.
  而是意味着承认企业生活充满失误和挫折。
• Mary often stumbles in her speech.
  玛丽常常结结巴巴地讲话。
• 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。
• Andy stumbles, but does not fall.
  马普安蹒跚着，但没有倒下。
• It is a good horse that never stumbles; and a good wife that never grumbles.
  再好的马也会失蹄，再好的妻子也会唠叨。
• Another visitor goes in, stumbles out and crosses herself.
  又有一个参观者走了进来，她踉跄地退了出去，在胸前直画十字。