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

• Mr Bumble shook his head.
  班布尔先生摇了摇头。
• One day Mr Bumble met the local undertaker, Mr Sowerberry, outside the workhouse.
  一天，班布尔先生在济贫院外面遇见了当地的棺材店老板索尔贝里先生。
• "I meant no harm, young man," observed Mr. Bumble majestically.
  我并不想冒犯你，年轻人，班布先生庄重地说。
• 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。
• 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。
• I can bring her to meet you tomorrow,'said Mr Bumble.
  “我明天可以把她带到这儿来见您。”班布尔先生说。
• Mr Bumble coughed again, and slightly smiled.
  班布尔先生又咳嗽一声，微微一笑。
• Even Mr Bumble felt a little pity.
  连班布尔先生也有点可怜他了。
• European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color.
  欧洲的一种兰，花的形状和颜色像蜜蜂。
• Shandie the bumble bee flew over to say hi to purple daisy flowers.
  小蜜蜂仙蒂快乐地飞到小紫花丛里和小紫菊花们打招呼！