stumble
verb
ˈstʌmbəl
verb
1
to
hit
your
foot
against
something
or
put
your
foot
down
awkwardly
while
you
are
walking
or
running,
so
that
you
almost
fall
绊脚，绊跌，绊了一下;
In
her
hurry
she
stumbled
and
spilled
the
milk
all
over
the
floor.
匆忙中她绊了一下，把牛奶洒得满地都是。
[+
over/on
]
Vic
stumbled
over
the
step
as
he
came
in.
维克进来时在台阶上绊了一下。
2
to
walk
in
an
unsteady
way
and
often
almost
fall
蹒跚而行，踉跄;
[+
in/out/across
etc
]
He
stumbled
upstairs
and
into
bed.
他踉踉跄跄地走上楼倒在床上。
3
to
stop
or
make
a
mistake
when
you
are
reading
to
people
or
speaking
〔朗读或说话时〕打结巴，说错
[+
over/at/through
]
I
hope
I
don’t
stumble
over
any
of
the
long
words.
希望我说那些长单词不会结结巴巴。
4
to
find
or
discover
something
by
chance
and
unexpectedly
偶然发现 （碰见 ）;
Researchers
have
stumbled
across
a
drug
that
may
help
patients
with
Parkinson’s
disease.
研究人员偶然发现了一种药物，也许可以治疗帕金森病。