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fum.ble (obj)5fQm7b6vto do something awkwardly, esp. when using your hands乱摸，摸索，笨拙地做He fumbled in his pockets for some change. [I always + adv / prep]他在口袋里找零钱。When I had to make a speech, I was so nervous that I fumbled with my notes and dropped them. [I always + adv / prep]当我不得不作演讲时我紧张极了，以至于乱翻草稿，还不小心把它掉在地上。She fumbled around / about in her handbag, looking for her key. [I always + adv / prep]她在手提包里摸着找钥匙。They fumbled (around / about) (=moved awkwardly) in the dark, trying to find their way out of the cinema. [I always + adv / prep]他们在黑暗中摸索着，试图找到出电影院的路。(fig.) Instead of fumbling for (=trying to think of ) the right word to say, why don't you look it up? [I always + adv / prep]想用一个确切的字眼来表达，用不着搜肠刮肚，干吗不查一查词典呢?If Wilson hadn't fumbled that catch (=failed to catch the ball), we might have won the match. [T]如果威尔逊没有漏掉那个球，我们可能会赢了这场比赛。
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