Word
stumblebum
二流职业拳击手
a second-rate prize fighter
- 1.
A blundering or awkward person.
笨拙的人；笨手笨脚的人。
- 2.
An inept prizefighter.
笨拙的职业拳击手
笨拙的人；笨手笨脚的人。；笨拙的职业拳击手；笨手笨脚的人；无能力的人；街头流浪汉
In use
The young stumblebum lost his first three fights by knockout.
Even as a stumblebum, he hoped to train hard and become a champion.
The local gym was full of stumblebums who would fight anyone for fifty dollars.
a stumblebum
可数名词，前加不定冠词。
He was just a stumblebum in the ring.
他在拳击场上只是个二流拳手。
a (adjective) stumblebum
形容词可修饰，如 old stumblebum 指街头流浪汉。
The old stumblebum wandered the streets.
那个老流浪汉在街上游荡。
call (someone) a stumblebum
用于贬义称呼。
Don't call him a stumblebum just because he's clumsy.
别因为他笨手笨脚就叫他笨蛋。
act like a stumblebum
比喻笨拙的举止。
She acted like a stumblebum and dropped everything.
她动作笨拙，什么都拿不稳。
Common mistakes
He is very stumblebum.He is a stumblebum.
'stumblebum' 是名词，不能受程度副词 'very' 修饰。正确用法是直接作主语补足语（表语），前面需要不定冠词 'a'。
He stumblebummed in the ring.He was a stumblebum in the ring.
'stumblebum' 是名词，不能加 '-ed' 当作动词用。正确用法是作为名词与系动词 'was' 构成谓语，并加不定冠词 'a'。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- stumblebums
- plural
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.