单词 | fumble |
释义 | fumble (fʌmbəl ) Word forms: fumbles , fumbling , fumbled 1. verb If you fumble for something or fumble with something, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way. She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown. [V + for/with] He fumbled with the buttons at the neck. [V for/with/in n] He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette. [VERB noun] Synonyms: grope, flounder, paw [informal], scrabble 2. verb When you are trying to say something, if you fumble for the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way. I fumbled for something to say. [VERB + for] He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say. [VERB noun] Translations: Chinese: 笨拙地去够 Japanese: 手探りする |
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