英语词汇“tumble”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

tum·ble

(tŭmbəl)

v. tum·bled, tum·bling, tum·bles

v.intr.

1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists.

a. To fall, roll, or move end over end: The rocks tumbled down the hill. The kittens tumbled over each other. The asteroids tumble through space.

b. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder: Toys tumbled out of the closet.

c. To pitch headlong; fall: tumbled on the ice.

d. To move quickly or awkwardly: We tumbled into the kitchen for lunch.

e. To hang down: Her hair tumbled onto her shoulders.

a. To collapse: The wall tumbled down.

b. To undergo a decline in position, status, or fortune: He tumbled from high office.

c. To decrease: Prices tumbled.

4. To come upon accidentally; happen on: We tumbled on a fine restaurant.

5. Slang To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated.

v.tr.

1. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down: The earthquake tumbled the wall.

2. To put, spill, or toss haphazardly: tumbled the extra parts into a box.

3. To toss or whirl in a drum, tumbler, or tumbling box: The dryer tumbles the clothes.

4. To cause to lose position, status, or fortune: A scandal tumbled the government.

1. An act of tumbling; a fall.

2. A decrease, as in value: Home prices took a tumble.

3. A confused or disordered collection or amount of something: a tumble of shacks by the river.

[Middle English tumblen, frequentative of tumben, to dance about, from Old English tumbian.]

单词	tumble
释义	tum·ble (tŭmbəl) v. tum·bled, tum·bling, tum·bles v.intr. 1. To perform acrobatic feats such as somersaults, rolls, or twists. 2. a. To fall, roll, or move end over end: The rocks tumbled down the hill. The kittens tumbled over each other. The asteroids tumble through space. b. To spill, roll out, or emerge in confusion or disorder: Toys tumbled out of the closet. c. To pitch headlong; fall: tumbled on the ice. d. To move quickly or awkwardly: We tumbled into the kitchen for lunch. e. To hang down: Her hair tumbled onto her shoulders. 3. a. To collapse: The wall tumbled down. b. To undergo a decline in position, status, or fortune: He tumbled from high office. c. To decrease: Prices tumbled. 4. To come upon accidentally; happen on: We tumbled on a fine restaurant. 5. Slang To come to a sudden understanding; catch on: tumbled to the reality that he had been cheated. v.tr. 1. To cause to fall or collapse; bring down: The earthquake tumbled the wall. 2. To put, spill, or toss haphazardly: tumbled the extra parts into a box. 3. To toss or whirl in a drum, tumbler, or tumbling box: The dryer tumbles the clothes. 4. To cause to lose position, status, or fortune: A scandal tumbled the government. n. 1. An act of tumbling; a fall. 2. A decrease, as in value: Home prices took a tumble. 3. A confused or disordered collection or amount of something: a tumble of shacks by the river. [Middle English tumblen, frequentative of tumben, to dance about, from Old English tumbian.]
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