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tumble/ˈtʌmb(ə)l/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. & tr. fall or cause to fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong 跌倒；使跌倒；摔下；滚下 2 intr. fall rapidly in amount etc. (数量等的)猛跌，暴跌 prices tumbled 价格暴跌 3 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 about, around) roll or toss erratically or helplessly to and fro 打滚，翻滚 4 intr. move or rush in a headlong or blundering manner 跌跌撞撞地走；匆忙地出来 the children tumbled out of the car 孩子们匆忙地从车里出来 5 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 to) colloq. grasp the meaning or hidden implication of an idea, circumstance, etc. [口] (突然)明白，领悟(隐含意思)；认清(形势、情况等) they quickly tumbled to our intentions 他们很快明白了我们的意图 6 tr. overturn; fling or push roughly or carelessly 倒塌，坍塌；乱扔，乱抛 7 intr. perform acrobatic feats, esp. somersaults 翻跟斗，(尤指杂技演员)作翻跟斗表演 8 tr. rumple or disarrange; pull about; disorder 乱放；乱堆；弄乱 9 tr. dry (washing) in a tumble-dryer 用滚筒干燥机烘干(所洗的衣物) 10 tr. clean (castings, gemstones, etc.) in a tumbling-barrel 用滚筒给(铸件、宝石等)抛光 11 intr. (of a pigeon) turn over backwards in flight (指鸽子)翻飞 ●n. 1 a sudden or headlong fall (突然)跌倒，摔倒，绊交 2 a somersault or other acrobatic feat 翻跟斗 3 an untidy or confused state 混乱；杂乱的一堆 [Middle English tumbel from Middle Low German tummelen, Old High German tumalōn, frequentative of tūmōn: cf. Old English tumbian ‘to dance’] |