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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles.
  也不属于那些指出强者，实干者。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mary often stumbles in her speech.
  玛丽常常结结巴巴地讲话。