stumble

verb

1. 绊脚
   to hit your foot against sth while you are walking or running and almost fall
   1. The child stumbled and fell.
      孩子绊了一下，摔倒了。
   2. I stumbled over a rock.
      我在石头上绊了一下。
2. 跌跌撞撞地走；蹒跚而行
   to walk or move in an unsteady way
   1. We were stumbling around in the dark looking for a candle.
      黑暗中，我们东跌西撞地找蜡烛。
3. （不顺畅地）说，读，演奏
   to make a mistake or mistakes and stop while you are speaking, reading to sb or playing music
   1. In her nervousness she stumbled over her words.
      她因紧张说话结结巴巴的。
   2. I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.
      我断断续续地好不容易弹完了那支钢琴曲。

1. VERB 绊脚;跌跌撞撞地走;踉跄;步履蹒跚
   If you stumble, you put your foot down awkwardly while you are walking or running and nearly fall over.
   1. He stumbled and almost fell...
      他差点被绊倒。
   2. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
      我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了 999。
   3. Stumble is also a noun.
      
   4. I make it into the darkness with only one stumble.
      我只是绊了一下，周围就变成了一片黑暗。
2. VERB (朗读或说话时)结巴，磕磕巴巴
   If you stumble while you are reading aloud or speaking, you make a mistake, and have to pause before saying the words properly.
   1. ...his voice wavered and he stumbled over the words at one point.
      他声音颤抖，一度说话磕磕巴巴的

1. As he drew abreast of the man he pretended to stumble.
   当他赶上那个男人时，他装出了要跌倒的样子。
2. They stumble across a ghost town inhabited by a rascally gold prospector.
   他们偶然来到一个居住着一位狡诈的淘金者的废墟之城。
3. He stumbled and almost fell
   他差点被绊倒。
4. I stumbled into the telephone box and dialed 999.
   我跌跌撞撞地进了电话亭拨了999。
5. If your timing is right, you may be fortunate enough to stumble across a village fiesta.
   如果你时机把握得好，你会幸运地撞上某个乡村节日。
6. Sometimes we stumble; we make mistakes; we get frustrated or discouraged.
   我们有时会步履蹒跚；我们有时会犯错；我们有时会感到沮丧或气馁。
7. I'm confessing that I stumble and need Christ to be my guide.
   我承认自己跌跌撞撞，迷失方向，需要基督做我的向导。
8. It was no uncommon thing now for him to stumble and fall;
   现在，对他来说，一绊就摔跤已经不是稀罕事了；
9. I stumble and fall, but I give you it all.
   我绊倒而摔下，却已经为你付出。
10. Where you stumble becomes your opportunity to make corrections, to learn and grow.
    你跌倒的地方为你提供了改正错误、学习知识和获得发展的机遇。
11. My enemies turn back; they stumble and perish before you.
    我的仇敌转身退去的时候，他们一见你的面，就跌倒灭亡。
12. But when I go to warm my hands, My clumsiness overturns the light And then I stumble Against the tables and chairs.
    可是当我想去暖手时我的笨拙把光翻倒了我便绊在枱和椅上。
13. What laws shall you fear if you dance but stumble against no man's iron chains?
    什麽法律会让你恐惧，假使你不是踉跄地在无人的铁索上跳舞？
14. Stumble he tripped and fell.
    他脚下一滑，摔倒了。
15. Oh, I stumble slightly, feeling wounded and defiant.
    哦，我轻轻的支吾了一声，感觉受到了伤害和挑衅。
16. Google has so much influence on what we stumble upon, what we read and what we believe.
    谷歌对我们会碰巧发现什么，我们的阅读内容和我们的观点，都有很大影响。
17. Just relax and be confident, and you won't stumble when you give your speech.
    如果你能放松一点，充满信心，演讲时就不会结巴了。
18. I stumble on this life advices in my folder that I found on net before.
    在我的文件夹里，我无意中发现了这些人生小忠告，那是我以前在网上找到的。
19. I'm confessing that I stumble.
    而是承认我一直在蹒跚而行。
20. You need to stumble out of.
    因为你遇到麻烦了。
21. Great white sharks do not aimlessly wander the ocean waiting to stumble upon their next meal.
    大白鲨并不是漫无目标地在海洋中游荡，消极地等待着它们的下一顿美餐。
22. And where you stumble, stop and smile, for there your treasure may lie.
    你在哪儿跌倒了，停下来，笑一笑，因为那儿有你要的财宝。
23. You don't just stumble onto a place like this.
    你不只会在这种地方绊倒。
24. I don't rush and stumble now that I can read better.
    现在我阅读能力有所长进，朗读时不再急急忙忙结结巴巴了。
25. I try to walk away and I stumble.
    我试图走开但我步履蹒跚。
26. Did you stumble upon it?
    你偶然发现它的？
27. You just stumble on it?
    你只是被绊到了？
28. I try to walk away, and I stumble.
    我尝试着远离你，可我却蹒跚。
29. I loved you enough to let you stumble, fall, hurt and fail.
    我爱你至深，才会让你蹒跚，跌倒，受伤，犯错。
30. I tumble and stumble as if on way of exile.
    余暴跌和失败如对流亡的方式。

stumble across/on/upon sth/sb

1. 意外发现；偶然遇见
   to discover sth/sb unexpectedly
   1. The child stumbled and fell.
      孩子绊了一下，摔倒了。
   2. I stumbled over a rock.
      我在石头上绊了一下。

stumble into sth

1. 无意间涉足某事
   to become involved in sth by chance
   1. In her nervousness she stumbled over her words.
      她因紧张说话结结巴巴的。
   2. I stumbled through the piano piece with difficulty.
      我断断续续地好不容易弹完了那支钢琴曲。

noun

1. an unintentional but embarrassing blunder
   1. he recited the whole poem without a single trip
   2. he arranged his robes to avoid a trip-up later
   3. confusion caused his unfortunate misstep

   Synonym:    triptrip-upmisstep

2. an unsteady uneven gait

   Synonym:    lurchstagger

verb

1. make an error
   1. She slipped up and revealed the name

   Synonym:    slip uptrip up

2. miss a step and fall or nearly fall
   1. She stumbled over the tree root

   Synonym:    trip

3. walk unsteadily
   1. The drunk man stumbled about

   Synonym:    falterbumble

4. encounter by chance
   1. I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

   Synonym:    hit