fumble
英 [ˈfʌmbl]
美 [ˈfʌmbl]
v. 笨手笨脚地做(某事); 胡乱摸找(某物); 笨嘴拙舌地说话; 支支吾吾地说; 失球; 接球失误; 漏接
n. 笨拙的手部动作; 乱摸; (美式足球)失球,接球失误,漏接
过去式:fumbled 现在分词:fumbling 过去分词:fumbled 第三人称单数:fumbles 复数:fumbles
Collins.1 / BNC.9156 / COCA.7872
牛津词典
verb
- 笨手笨脚地做(某事);胡乱摸找(某物)
to use your hands in an awkward way when you are doing sth or looking for sth- She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.
她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。 - He fumbled with the buttons on his shirt.
他笨手笨脚地摆弄他衬衣上的纽扣。 - She was fumbling around in the dark looking for the light switch.
她摸黑找电灯开关。 - He fumbled the key into the ignition.
他笨拙地把钥匙插进汽车点火开关。
- She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief.
- 笨嘴拙舌地说话;支支吾吾地说
to have difficulty speaking clearly or finding the right words to say- During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words.
面试时她支支吾吾找不出适当的话语。 - to fumble an announcement
结结巴巴地宣告
- During the interview, she fumbled helplessly for words.
- 失球;接球失误;漏接
to drop a ball or to fail to stop or kick it
noun
- 笨拙的手部动作;乱摸
an awkward action using the hands - (美式足球)失球,接球失误,漏接
the action of dropping the ball while it is in play in American football
柯林斯词典
- VERB 乱摸;摸索;笨拙地处理
If youfumbleforsomething orfumblewithsomething, you try and reach for it or hold it in a clumsy way.- She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown...
她从床上蹑手蹑脚地爬起来,摸索着自己的晨衣。 - He fumbled with the buttons at the neck...
他笨手笨脚地系着领口的纽扣。 - He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.
他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。
- She crept from the bed and fumbled for her dressing gown...
- VERB 笨嘴拙舌地说话;结结巴巴地说话
When you are trying to say something, if youfumblefor the right words, you speak in a clumsy and unclear way.- I fumbled for something to say...
我磕磕巴巴地想说点儿什么。 - He fumbled his lines, not knowing what he was going to say.
他因为不知道接下来要说什么而把台词给念砸了。
- I fumbled for something to say...
英英释义
noun
- (sports) dropping the ball
verb
- drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder
- fumble a grounder
- handle clumsily
- feel about uncertainly or blindly
- She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom
- make one's way clumsily or blindly
- He fumbled towards the door
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
双语例句
- Millions of people struggle out Of bed each morning, fumble into some clothes, and make their way to a cup of coffee and the morning newspaper.
每天清晨,成千上万的人挣扎着起床,摸索着穿上衣服,然后喝咖啡,看早报。 - The fumble allow the other team to make a goal
处理不当使另外一队进了一球 - I think, this needs to fumble ceaselessly in practice, cannot be an armchair strategist.
我认为,这需要在实践中不断摸索,不能纸上谈兵。 - He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.
他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。 - Eating in the lunchroom with the other kids watching him fumble with his food proved very painful to Roger.
在餐厅吃饭时,让其他小朋友看到他笨拙的吃相使他深感苦恼。 - A spokesman said: "We think it will be popular because it takes out the fumble factor – you don't have to rummage through your pockets to find it."
相关发言人表示:“我们认为它会流行起来的,因为它避免了胡乱摸索&你根本不需要在口袋中到处翻找。” - Then she aimed the weapon with both hands, closed her eyes, and squeezed the trigger. Before he could even fumble at his belt, she pulled the trigger.
然后她用双手持枪瞄准,闭上双眼,扣动了扳机。那人正要伸手到枪袋里,这边已经扳动枪机了。 - Fumble in one's pocket for some coins
笨手笨脚地在口袋里摸索几枚硬币 - I fumbled for something to say
我磕磕巴巴地想说点儿什么。 - With little or no previous experience, it is no wonder that you start to fumble.
由于你没有或者几乎没有相关的经验,难怪你开始做时就会笨手笨脚的。