| 单词 | tumble |
| 释义 | tumble v. & n. --v 1. intr. & tr. fall or cause to fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong. 2. intr. fall rapidly in amount etc. (prices tumbled). 3. intr. (often foll. by about, around) roll or toss erratically or helplessly to and fro. 4. intr. move or rush in a headlong or blundering manner (the children tumbled out of the car). 5. intr. (often foll. by to) colloq. grasp the meaning or hidden implication of an idea, circumstance, etc. (they quickly tumbled to our intentions). 6. tr. overturn; fling or push roughly or carelessly. 7. intr. perform acrobatic feats, esp. somersaults. 8. tr. rumple or disarrange; pull about; disorder. 9. tr. dry (washing) in a tumble-drier. 10. tr. clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling-barrel. 11. intr. (of a pigeon) turn over backwards in flight. --n 1. a sudden or headlong fall. 2. a somersault or other acrobatic feat. 3. an untidy or confused state. Phrases and idioms tumble-drier n. a machine for drying washing in a heated rotating drum. tumble-dry v.tr. & intr. (-dries, -dried) dry in a tumble-drier. tumbling-barrel (or -box etc.) a revolving device containing an abrasive substance, in which castings, gemstones, etc., are cleaned by friction. tumbling-bay 1. the outfall of a river, reservoir, etc. 2. a pool into which this flows. Etymology: ME tumbel f. MLG tummelen, OHG tumalon frequent. of tumon: cf. OE tumbian dance |
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