stumble

noun

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder

e.g. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

Synonym: triptrip-upmisstep

2. an unsteady uneven gait

Synonym: lurchstagger

verb

1. make an error

e.g. She slipped up and revealed the name

Synonym: slip uptrip up

2. miss a step and fall or nearly fall

e.g. She stumbled over the tree root

Synonym: trip

3. walk unsteadily

e.g. The drunk man stumbled about

Synonym: falterbumble

4. encounter by chance

e.g. I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

Synonym: hit

1. 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.

e.g. He stumbled and almost fell...
他差点被绊倒。
e.g. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。

2. (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.

e.g. ...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

相关词组：stumble across

1. stumble的解释

1. 绊倒：proof 证据 | stumble 绊倒 | supply 供给

2. 跌倒：tumble 跌倒,摔倒 | stumble 跌倒 | gamble 赌博

3. stumble的反义词

3. 绊倒;蹒跚：stuff 填塞 | stumble 绊倒;蹒跚 | stump 树桩

4. stumble的近义词

4. 拌倒：tumble 摔倒 | stumble 拌倒 | stumble 结结巴巴地说