bumble

英 [ˈbʌmbl]

美 [ˈbʌmbl]

v.  笨手笨脚; 跌跌撞撞

现在分词：bumbling　过去式：bumbled　第三人称单数：bumbles　复数：bumbles　过去分词：bumbled　

GRE

BNC.31044 / COCA.23250

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• 笨手笨脚；跌跌撞撞
  to act or move in an awkward or confused way
  1. I could hear him bumbling around in the kitchen.
     我听得见他在厨房里瞎折腾。

英英释义

verb

• speak haltingly
  1. The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room
  Synonym:stutterstammerfalter
• walk unsteadily
  1. The drunk man stumbled about
  Synonym:stumblefalter
• make a mess of, destroy or ruin
  1. I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
  2. the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
  Synonym:botchbodgefumblebotch upmuffblowflubscrew upball upspoilmuck upbunglefluffbollixbollix upbollocksbollocks upbobblemishandlelouse upfoul upmess upfuck up

双语例句

• 'Hard weather, Mr Bumble,' said the widow.
  这鬼天气，班布尔先生。寡妇说。
• Mr Bumble coughed. 'What is it?' he asked, looking at the bottle with interest.
  班布尔先生咳嗽了一声。是什么？他问道，并饶有兴趣地看着瓶子。
• Mr Bumble shook his head again, very seriously, and turned down the corners of his mouth.
  班布尔先生非常严肃地又摇了摇头，撇了撇嘴。
• They have also asked for news of the arrival of swifts, swallows, bumble bees, queen wasps, and daisies.
  同时他们也征集有关雨燕、燕子、大黄蜂、胡蜂后和雏菊花出现的消息。
• Mr Bumble jumped to his feet and went to the other end of the room.
  班布尔先生立即跳起身来，走到了屋子的另一头。
• He didn't bumble for the honeyed words of the landlord.
  他没有被这个地主的甜言蜜语所欺骗。
• Sugar and pollen play an important role in the development and reproduction of bumble bees.
  糖和花粉对熊蜂的生长发育和繁殖起重要作用。
• If Mr Bumble had known this earlier, he might have told a different story, but now it was too late.
  如果班布尔早知道是这样的话，他说的可能会与刚才说的完全不一样，可现在已为时太晚了。
• 'Will you come along with me, Oliver?' asked Mr Bumble in a loud voice.
  你愿意跟我走吗，奥利弗？班布尔先生大声问。
• After many expressions of undying love, Mr Bumble finally left the room and returned home, with bright visions of his future.
  说了许多永不变心的殷勤话之后，班布尔先生怀着关于自己将来的美好梦想离开了这间屋子，回到了自己的家。