a stumble
作名词时为可数名词，指一次绊倒或踉跄，前面通常有 a/an 或物主代词。
She had a brief stumble on the last step of the stairs.
她在楼梯最后一级上绊了一下。
绊倒；踉跄；失足
stumbles — plural of stumble
错误；失误；蹒跚；跌跌撞撞；跌倒、绊倒或重大失误；错误或失误；笨拙的步伐
跌倒、绊倒或重大失误
A fall, trip or substantial misstep.
错误或失误
An error or blunder.
笨拙的步伐
A clumsy walk.
After a stumble over the curb, she smiled and walked on.
被路缘绊了一下后，她笑了笑继续往前走。
用法提示：stumble 是名词，指‘绊了一下’这个动作。
His stumble was so sudden that he dropped his umbrella.
他这一绊太突然，竟把伞掉了。
用法提示：stumble 是名词，用 his 修饰，表示一次踉跄。
The little girl had three stumbles during the race but still finished second.
那个小女孩在比赛中踉跄了三次，但还是获得了第二名。
用法提示：stumbles 是 stumble 的复数形式，表示多次绊倒。
作名词时为可数名词，指一次绊倒或踉跄，前面通常有 a/an 或物主代词。
She had a brief stumble on the last step of the stairs.
她在楼梯最后一级上绊了一下。
复数形式常指一连串的错误、失误或挫折。
The company's early stumbles did not stop its growth.
公司早期的失误并未阻止它的发展。
用 in 引出出现失误的领域或场合，多指抽象意义上的失误。
That was a serious stumble in the negotiations.
那是谈判中的一次严重失误。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company suffered stumble in sales last quarter.
正确表达The company suffered a stumble in sales last quarter.
stumble 在这里作可数名词，指‘一次失误、挫折’，单数形式前必须加不定冠词 a/an。汉语名词前不用冠词，所以学习者容易整句照搬而漏掉冠词。
grammar · medium
易错句子He had two stumble during his speech.
正确表达He had two stumbles during his speech.
stumble 是可数名词，前面有具体数目 two 时要用复数形式 stumbles。汉语名词不随数量改变词形，学习者容易忘记加 -s。
grammar · medium
易错句子The minister made a stumble in the debate.
正确表达The minister had a stumble in the debate.
英语中名词 stumble 表示‘一次失误’时，惯用搭配是 have a stumble，而不用 make。make a stumble 是汉语‘犯错/出失误’的逐字直译，搭配不自然。
针对'绊倒'的名词义项，指不摇晃的状态
针对'蹒跚'的名词义项，指平稳不摇晃
绊了一下
He had a stumble on the uneven pavement.
他在不平的人行道上绊了一下。
突然绊倒
A sudden stumble caused her to drop the tray.
突然绊倒导致她摔了托盘。
笨拙的绊倒
His clumsy stumble was followed by an embarrassed laugh.
他笨拙地绊了一下，接着尴尬地笑了笑。
在楼梯上绊倒
Be careful not to have a stumble on the stairs.
小心不要在楼梯上绊倒。
说话失言
There was a noticeable stumble in his speech during the presentation.
他在演示中说话有明显的失误。
失去平衡容易导致绊倒
路面不平可能使人绊倒
路上的障碍物常导致绊倒
绊倒后需要恢复平衡
走路时保持谨慎可避免绊倒
偶然发现
I stumbled across an old photo album in the attic.
我在阁楼里偶然发现了一本旧相册。
无意中卷入
He stumbled into a career in journalism after college.
大学毕业后他无意中进入了新闻行业。
说话结巴
She was so nervous that she stumbled over her words during the presentation.
她太紧张了，在演示时说话结结巴巴。
小绊倒可以防止大摔倒。
Even a small stumble can teach you a valuable lesson.
即使一个小挫折也能给你宝贵的教训。
如果你绊倒了，就让它成为舞蹈的一部分。
Don't be afraid to stumble; it's all part of the learning process.
不要害怕跌倒；这都是学习过程的一部分。
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