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tum·ble /ˈtʌmbl/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 跌倒，跌交；滚下，摔下，坠落
tumble to the ground 跌倒在地
The baby is just learning to walk and he's always tumbling over. 那幼儿刚学走路，所以老是跌交。
She tripped and tumbled down the stairs. 她失足滚下楼梯。
The box suddenly tumbled off the top of the wardrobe. 那只盒子突然从衣橱顶上掉下。
Her black long hair tumbles down between the shoulders. 她乌黑的长发泻落在肩头。
The town tumbles down the hill to the beach. 那市镇从小山延伸而下，直达海边。
2. 被绊跌，被绊倒
He tumbled over the cat. 他被那只猫绊了一交。
3. 倒塌，坍塌
The hut tumbled down in the storm. 小屋在暴风雨中倒塌。
4. (价格等)暴跌；(权力、地位等)急遽下降；被推翻，遭倾覆
The stock market tumbled. 股市暴跌。
The temperatures tumbled to 32 degrees Fahrenheit last night. 昨晚温度猛跌到32华氏度。
Morale at the plant tumbled. 那工厂的风气急剧衰败。
Once again a government tumbled. 又是一个政府被推翻了。
5. 打滚；翻滚
The kittens tumbled about on the floor. 几只小猫在地板上翻滚嬉戏。
The sick man tossed and tumbled in his bed. 那病人在床上辗转反侧。
6. 跌跌撞撞地走；仓促行动；匆忙杂乱地出来
We tumbled downstairs. 我们跌跌撞撞地下了楼。
I must apologize for tumbling in on you in this way. 我这样闯进来打扰你，真应当道歉。
He tumbled into his clothes. 他匆匆忙忙套上衣服。
She was so tired after the concert that she just tumbled into bed. 音乐会结束后她倦得纳头便睡。
The wild creatures came tumbling out of hibernation. 野生动物纷纷从冬眠中苏醒过来。
leaflets tumbling from the presses 由印刷厂匆匆赶印出来的传单
7. 偶然发现，偶然找到
Quite accidentally, the police tumbled on the answer to the mystery. 真出乎意外，警察偶然找到了那疑案的答案。
8. 〈口〉(突然)明白，领悟，认清(to)
All at once he tumbled to what I was hinting at. 突然，他明白了我的暗示。
He has been deceiving her for many years, but she has still not tumbled to it. 他已经欺骗她多年了，但对此她仍然没有知觉。
He tried to keep his intentions well hidden, but it doesn't take too long for people to tumble to him. 他企图隐瞒他的意图，但没有多久人们就看穿了他。
9. 翻跟头；(杂技演员)作翻跟头表演
The acrobats tumbled over the stage. 杂技演员们在台上翻跟头。
❷ vt.
1. 使跌倒；使落下；使倒翻
tumble sb. in wrestling 在摔跤中把某人摔倒
The accident tumbled us all out of the car. 那次交通事故把我们全摔出了汽车。
The storm tumbled several trees in our garden. 暴风雨刮倒了我们花园里的几棵树。
2. 乱扔；乱堆；弄乱
I impatiently tumbled into my sack a conglomeration of books, clothes, matches, maps and insecticides. 我急匆匆把书籍、衣服、火柴、地图、杀虫药等等一大堆东西统统扔进了麻袋。
He could just see her face and her tumbled hair. 他只能看见她的脸和蓬乱的头发。
3. 使倒塌，使坍塌
4. 使(价格等)暴跌；使(权力、地位等)急遽下降，推翻，颠覆
5. 使打滚，使翻滚
6. 用滚筒给…抛光(或涂层等)；用滚筒干燥机弄干(衣服)；使受滚筒作用
A clothes dryer works by tumbling the clothes. 衣服干燥机是用滚筒滚转衣服使之干燥的。
7. 射落(飞禽)；击倒(野兔等)
8. 〈俚〉与…性交
II n.
1. 跌交；摔倒；坠落；绊跌
have a nasty tumble 重重跌一交
She took a tumble on the stairs. 她在楼梯上摔倒了。
The driver was facing a 200-foot tumble into the sea if the bridge gave way. 如果那桥坍塌，驾驶员就面临着从200英尺高处掉进海里去的险境。
2. 倒塌，坍塌
3. (价格等的)暴跌；(权力、地位等的)急遽下降；倒台，垮台
Science has taken a tumble in their view. 科学的地位在他们的心目中骤降。
4. 翻腾；翻滚，辗转
the tumble of the waves 波涛的翻滚
5. 翻跟头
perform tumbles 表演翻跟头
6. (表示感兴趣、慈爱等的)反应
He didn't even give me a tumble for a whole month. 他整整一个月对我无所表示。
7. 混乱；杂乱的一堆
the tumble of thoughts 思想的混乱
He opened my suitcase and left things in a tumble. 他打开我的提箱，把东西翻得乱七八糟。
A tumble of books and papers covered the desk. 书籍和报纸乱糟糟地堆满书桌。
8. 〈俚〉性交
[< OE tumbian to dance about < OFr tomber; 与 OHG tūmōn to turn 有关] phr. give (get) a tumble 〈美口〉给予 (受到) 重视 tumble down the sink (大口地) 饮 tumble home 【海】舷侧内倾 tumble in 1. 嵌入，镶上 (木料) 2. ＝ tumble home
3. 〈俚〉上床睡觉
tumble short of 没有达到
Daisy tumbled short of his dreams. 黛茜够不上他理想中的标准。 |