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

• 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。
• Andy stumbles, but does not fall.
  马普安蹒跚着，但没有倒下。
• It cannot be long before consumer spending stumbles, which in turn would hurt companies'profits and investment.
  消费者信心指数同时表现出了锐减。用不了多长时间，这种羁绊也将影响到企业利润以及投资收益。
• 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。
• So if one country stumbles, you are going to feel the prices on the markets immediately.
  因此，如果一个国家的粮食产量有问题的话，你就会立刻感觉到市场物价的上涨。
• 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。
• If a car maker stumbles in its choice of merchandising partner, it risks ridicule.
  假如某汽车制造商在选择商品销售合作伙伴时犯了错，就会有遭到嘲笑的危险。
• 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。
• He alternately stumbles and blazes through his career, but is unable to find balance.
  在职场中，他一路横冲直撞，却无法找到平衡。
• By chance he stumbles upon a Rune and is exposed to its magical powers.
  一次偶然的机会，他发现了一个卢恩文并且暴露于它的神秘力量之下。