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 rubbed his eyes, read the notice again, and was at the address in less than ten minutes.
  班布尔先生揉了揉眼睛，把这条消息又看了一遍，不到十分钟，他就找到了那个地址。
• Mr Bumble shook his head.
  班布尔先生摇了摇头。
• Mr Bumble shook his head again, very seriously, and turned down the corners of his mouth.
  班布尔先生非常严肃地又摇了摇头，撇了撇嘴。
• 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。
• Mr Bumble coughed. 'What is it?' he asked, looking at the bottle with interest.
  班布尔先生咳嗽了一声。是什么？他问道，并饶有兴趣地看着瓶子。
• Notice the bumble bee, the small child, and the smiling faces.
  关注一团糟的蜜蜂，小小的孩子，一张张的笑脸。
• It was, in fact, Mr Bumble the beadle, Oliver's old enemy.
  其实，他就是班布尔先生，那位执事，奥利弗的老对头。
• 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。
• 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 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。