单词 | stumble |
释义 | stumble —stumbler, n. —stumblingly, adv. /stum"beuhl/, v. , stumbled, stumbling, n. v.i. 1. to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip. 2. to walk or go unsteadily: to stumble down a dark passage. 3. to make a slip, mistake, or blunder, esp. a sinful one: to stumble over a question; to stumble and fall from grace. 4. to proceed in a hesitating or blundering manner, as in action or speech (often fol. by along). 5. to discover or meet with accidentally or unexpectedly (usually fol. by on, upon, or across): They stumbled on a little village. 6. to falter or hesitate, as at an obstacle to progress or belief. v.t. 7. to cause to stumble; trip. 8. to give pause to; puzzle or perplex. n. 9. the act of stumbling. 10. a moral lapse or error. 11. a slip or blunder. [1275-1325; ME stumblen; c. Norw stumla to grope and stumble in the dark; akin to STAMMER] |
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