tum·ble
verb/ˈtʌmbl/
/ˈtʌmbl/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they tumble | /ˈtʌmbl/ /ˈtʌmbl/ |
| he / she / it tumbles | /ˈtʌmblz/ /ˈtʌmblz/ |
| past simple tumbled | /ˈtʌmbld/ /ˈtʌmbld/ |
| past participle tumbled | /ˈtʌmbld/ /ˈtʌmbld/ |
| -ing form tumbling | /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ /ˈtʌmblɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] tumble (somebody/something) + adv./prep. to fall downwards, often hitting the ground several times, but usually without serious injury; to make somebody/something fall in this way
（使）跌倒，摔倒，滚落，翻滚下来 - He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
他脚一滑滚下了楼梯。 - We tumbled down into the hole.
我们就掉进洞里了。
- He slipped and tumbled down the stairs.
- [intransitive] tumble (down) to fall suddenly and in a dramatic way
倒塌；坍塌 - The scaffolding came tumbling down.
脚手架突然倒塌。 - (figurative) World records tumbled at the last Olympics.
在上届奥林匹克运动会上世界纪录被大幅刷新。
- The scaffolding came tumbling down.
- [intransitive] to fall rapidly in value or amount
（价格或数量）暴跌，骤降 - The price of oil is still tumbling.
油价仍在急遽下跌。
Extra Examples- Profits have tumbled from £15 billion to just £3 billion.
利润从 150 亿英镑锐减至 30 亿英镑。 - The news sent shares tumbling.
该消息导致股价暴跌。
- The price of oil is still tumbling.
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move or fall somewhere in a relaxed or noisy way, or with a lack of control
翻滚；打滚；翻腾；轻松地倒下 - I undressed and tumbled into bed.
我脱掉衣服，倒在床上。 - A group of noisy children tumbled out of the bus.
一群吵吵嚷嚷的孩子一窝蜂地下了公共汽车。 - The water tumbled over the rocks.
水从岩石上翻滚而过。 - Thick golden curls tumbled down over her shoulders.
厚厚的金色鬈发垂在她的肩上。 - (figurative) Her words came tumbling out.
她的话脱口而出。 - She tumbled through the front door and collapsed in a heap.
她从前门滚了出去，倒在了地上。
- I undressed and tumbled into bed.
- [intransitive] to perform acrobatics on the floor, especially somersaults (= a jump in which you turn over completely in the air)
表演杂技；翻跟头；（尤指）做空翻动作 - a tumbling troupe
翻滚的剧团
- a tumbling troupe
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb, also in the sense ‘dance with contortions’): from Middle Low German tummelen; compare with Old English tumbian ‘to dance’. The sense was probably influenced by Old French tomber ‘to fall’. The noun, first in the sense ‘tangled mass’, dates from the mid 17th cent.