Word · Frequency #31044
bumble
行动笨拙;举止失措
核心释义
to act or move in an awkward, confused, or clumsy way
- 1.
笨拙地行动或移动
To act or move in an awkward or confused manner (often clumsily, incompetently, or carelessly).
- 2.
(如麻鳽般)低沉鸣叫
To boom, as a Eurasian bittern.
- 3.
笨手笨脚地做(搞砸)
To carry out (a task) clumsily, incompetently, or with many careless mistakes; to bungle, to botch.
- 4.
嗡嗡叫;游荡
To buzz or bum.
- 5.
语无伦次地说话
To speak in a rambling, incoherent, or indistinct manner, especially at tedious length.
弄糟;搞砸;语无伦次地说;含混不清地讲;嗡嗡叫;发嗡嗡声;(大麻鳽)发出低沉鸣叫;笨拙地行动或移动
用法In use
He bumbled through his presentation, forgetting his main points.
用法提示:bumbled 作谓语动词,表示说话不流利、结结巴巴。
She bumbled an apology, making the situation worse.
用法提示:bumbled 作谓语动词,表示结巴地表达致歉。
The nervous student bumbles every time the teacher calls on him.
用法提示:bumbles 为一般现在时第三人称单数,描述习惯性结巴。
bumble around
常与 around 或 about 连用,强调动作慌乱、不灵巧。
He bumbled around the dark kitchen, knocking over a chair.
他在漆黑的厨房里笨手笨脚地摸索,撞翻了一把椅子。
bumble through sth
后接名词,表示勉强而笨拙地完成某事。
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