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

• A horse stumbles that has four legs.
  马因有四条腿而绊倒？
• He seems to be a drunkard and stumbles, but in fact he is imitating the movements of the drunkard.
  看他像是醉汉，跌跌撞撞，连路都走不稳，但实际上他只是模仿醉汉的动作。
• 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。
• Mary often stumbles in her speech.
  玛丽常常结结巴巴地讲话。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• When a woman stood at the end of the platform smoking a cigarette, but then suddenly, she stumbles and falls.
  一位女士站在月台的边上吸香烟，但随后她突然打了个趔趄，摔下了月台。
• 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。
• They may lose millions in shares and options if the company stumbles, but their pay-offs and pensions mean they never need work again.
  如果公司出了问题，他们的股份和期权可能会蒙受数百万的损失，但遣散费和养老金意味着，他们永远都不用再工作了。