Word · Frequency #14364
stumbling
/ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
noun
蹒跚；跌跌撞撞
the act of walking unsteadily
- 1.
The motion of one who stumbles.
绊倒的动作。
绊倒的动作。
In use
She was stumbling along the dark path after the lights went out.
He kept stumbling over the uneven ground in his new boots.
I saw a tired man stumbling down the street with a heavy bag.
stumble over sth
stumbling是stumble的现在分词，表示正在进行的动作。
She kept stumbling over the rug.
她一直在地毯上绊倒。
a stumbling block
The lack of experience is a stumbling block for him.
缺乏经验对他来说是一个障碍。
Connections
Collocations
- stumbling block
- 绊脚石；障碍
- His lack of experience became a real stumbling block in his career.缺乏经验成为他职业生涯中真正的绊脚石。
- stumbling gait
- 蹒跚的步态
- The doctor noticed a stumbling gait in the elderly patient.医生注意到这位老年患者步态蹒跚。
- stumbling drunk
- 醉得走路摇摇晃晃的
- He came home stumbling drunk after the office party.办公室聚会后，他醉得摇摇晃晃地回到家。
- stumbling upon
- 偶然发现；意外遇到
- I kept stumbling upon old letters while cleaning the attic.我在打扫阁楼时不断偶然发现旧信件。
- stumbling over one's words
- 结结巴巴地说错话；说话吞吞吐吐
- She was stumbling over her words because she felt so nervous.她因为太紧张，说话结结巴巴的。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：stumbling 由 stumble（绊倒）加 -ing 构成，画面是走路被障碍物绊得踉跄不稳，所以有“障碍的”之意。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常叙述、书面描写 中性词，多用于描述走路不稳或说话磕巴的情景，日常口语和书面文中都比较常见；单独使用时一般是动词现在分词，若要表示“障碍的”多用固定搭配 a stumbling block。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 stumbling /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/ 押韵：这些词重音都在首音节，韵母都是 /ʌmbəlɪŋ/。注意形近异音词 gambling /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/、rambling /ˈræmbəlɪŋ/ 并不押韵。
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.